Catalog Monede Romania 25 07 2015

1/25/2015 1ban1867RomanianCoins
Nextcoin 1ban1867 Nextcoin
15mmdiameter,1g,copper95%,tin4%,zinc1%,flatedge,outerpearlcircle inscriptionROMANIAandtheRomaniancoatofarmsouterpearlcircle
denomination"1BANU"andyear1867insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch
(left)andanoakbranch(right)belowtheribbonthattiesthebranchesliesthe Mintage:2.500.000coins(Heaton)
mintname Mintage:2.500.000coins(Watt&Co.)
Aboutthemintswherethe1867coinswerestruck
Thefourcoinsstruckin1867weremadebytwomints:HeatoninBirminghamandWatt&Co.alsofromBirmingham,sothattherearetwosetsof
slightlydifferentcoins.Onthelowerreversewecanreadthemintname,HeatonorWatt&Co.,exceptforthe1bancoinstruckbyHeatonwhichforlackof
space has only an H and for the 1 ban struck at Watt & Co., marked with Watt & C. The sides are placed as on medals, the normal viewing positions
pointinglikewise.
Thecoinsbearingyear1867werereleasedintocirculationatJanuary1st1868.
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Watt&CWatt&Co.mint Heatonmint
Abouttheprooflikecoinsofthe1867series
WereceivedthefollowinginformationfromMr.CristianCiuplea:
"Ihaveanotherinformation,abouttheHeaton/Wattcoins:probablysomeprooflikecoins(theAmericansofferthemdirectlyasproofs)willappear
ontheRomaniannumismaticmarket.AllofthemareHeaton!Aboutthreeyearsagoalotofmorethan1000pieceswasputtosale,offeredcompactly,
fromSwitzerland.ThelotcamefromEngland,beingthecollectionoftheHeatonMint,probablythelastpart."
ItseemsthattheHeatonownershadaverydevelopednumismaticsense,becausetheyretainedthefirstcoinsstruckwithnewdies,piecesthat
have a very good quality and proof like aspect. Today, after more than 100 years, these coins are much more valuable. The patterns for 50 bani, 1 leu
1869and2lei1869coins,presentedinthepatternsectionofoursite,arefromtheretailsaleoftheHeatoncollectiontoo.
Aboutthegoldreplicaof1BANU1867(issuedin2007)
Into 2007 140 years were commemorated from the voting of "Legea pentru nfiinarea unui nou sistem monetar i pentru fabricarea monetelor
naionale" (Law for establishing a new monetary system and for manufacturing national coins) by the Parliament of Romania. With this occasion the
NationalBankofRomaniaissuedasetoffourreplicasof1BANU,2BANI,5BANIand10BANI1867.
Allthereplicasaremadefromgold(withtitle99.9%)andhavethesamediameterastheoriginalcoins.Thereplicasareheavierthantheoriginal
coins:1.75,3.5,8.75and17.2gramsinsteadof1,2,5and10grams.Eachcoinwasissuedinamintageof250pieces.Undertheribbonthattiesthe
laurelandoakbranchesliesanRfromreplicainsteadthenameofthemint.
ThereplicasaremadeatB.U.quality.ThetermBUbrilliantuncirculatedmeansuncirculatedcoinwiththemintlusterintact.Inordertoobtaina
BU coin the dies are carefully polished. The blanks are also polished, in this way the coins having a luster far superior to the luster of the common
uncirculatedcoins.
The1ban1867coinisrepresentedontheobverseofthesilver10lei2008coindedicatedtotheRomanianeconomistCostinKiriescu.
AboutthewordBANU
This1banpieceistheonlycoinwherethenameoftheleudivisionalunitappearsasbanu.InanearlystageoftheRomanianlanguageevolution
allwordsendinginaconsonanthadalsoasoundeduattheveryend.Withtimethisfinaludisappearedfrompronunciation.Atthetimesthiscoinwas
struck the orthography pretended to be etymological, and the Academy had not succeeded in imposing a unitary writing. Short final U appears on this
pieceandthegolden20leiin1868.
Short final u was eliminated almost totally by brochure "Regule ortografice" printed by the Romanian Academy in 1904, edited again in 1907 as
"Ortografia Academiei Romne declarat oficial i obligatorie a se ntrebuina de toate autoritile Statului" meaning "Romanian Academy Orthography
Declared Official and Compulsory to Be Used by All State Authorities", in 1919, 1924 and 1932. The singular of the nouns ending in i kept a while the
shortfinaluthattodayhascompletelydisappeared.Thereformin1903bannedthestrangelettersofe,ofuandofo,,.
The1banu1867coinspicturesaboveandthedetailedpictureswiththemintnamesarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermission
ofananonymousdonor.
Backtoselectionpage!
1/25/2015 2bani1867RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 2bani1867 Nextcoin
inscriptionROMANIAandtheRomaniancoatofarmsouterpearlcircle
20mmdiameter,2g,copper95%,tin4%,zinc1%,flatedge,outerpearlcircle
denomination"2BANI"andyear1867insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)andan
Mintage:5.000.000coins(Heaton)
oakbranch(right)belowtheribbonthattiesthebranchesliesthemintname
Mintage:5.000.000coins(Watt&Co.)
Thefourcoinsstruckin1867weremadebytwomints:HeatoninBirminghamandWatt&Co.alsofromBirmingham,sothattherearetwosetsofslightlydifferentcoins.
Onthelowerreversewecanreadthemintname,HeatonorWatt&Co.,exceptforthe1bancoinstruckbyHeatonwhichforlackofspacehasonlyanH.Thesidesareplaced
asonmedals,thenormalviewingpositionspointinglikewise.
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Watt&Co.mint Heatonmint
Aboutthegoldreplicaof2BANI1867(issuedin2007)
Into 2007 140 years were commemorated from the voting of "Legea pentru nfiintarea unui nou sistem monetar si pentru fabricarea monetelor nationale" (Law for
establishinganewmonetarysystemandformanufacturingnationalcoins)bytheParliamentofRomania.WiththisoccasiontheNationalBankofRomaniaissuedasetoffour
replicasof1BANU,2BANI,5BANIand10BANI1867.
Allthereplicasaremadefromgold(withtitle99.9%)andhavethesamediameterastheoriginalcoins.Thereplicasareheavierthantheoriginalcoins:1.75,3.5,8.75
and17.2gramsinsteadof1,2,5and10grams.Eachcoinwasissuedinamintageof250pieces.UndertheribbonthattiesthelaurelandoakbranchesliesanRfromreplica
insteadthenameofthemint.
ThereplicasaremadeatB.U.quality.ThetermBUbrilliantuncirculatedmeansuncirculatedcoinwiththemintlusterintact.InordertoobtainaBUcointhediesare
carefullypolished.Theblanksarealsopolished,inthiswaythecoinshavingalusterfarsuperiortothelusterofthecommonuncirculatedcoins.
The 2 bani 1867 coins pictures above and the detailed pictures with the mint names are present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of an anonymous
donor.
inscriptionROMANIAandtheRomaniancoatofarmsouterpearlcircle
25mmdiameter,5g,copper95%,tin4%,zinc1%,flatedge,outerpearlcircle
denomination"5BANI"andyear1867insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)andan
Mintage:12.500.000coins(Heaton)
oakbranch(right)belowtheribbonthattiesthebranchesliesthemintname
Mintage:12.500.000coins(Watt&Co.)
Watt&Co.mintnickelessay,doublethickness Watt&Co.mintnickelessay,doublethickness
"I have another information, about the Heaton/Watt coins: probably some proof like coins (the Americans offer them directly as proofs) will appear on the Romanian
numismatic market. All of them are Heaton! About three years ago a lot of more than 1000 pieces was put to sale, offered compactly, from Switzerland. The lot came from
England,beingthecollectionoftheHeatonMint,probablythelastpart."
It seems that the Heaton owners had a very developed numismatic sense, because they retained the first coins struck with new dies, pieces that have a very good
quality and proof like aspect. Today, after more than 100 years, these coins are much more valuable. The patterns for 50bani, 1 leu and 2 lei 1869 coins, presented in the
patternsectionofoursite,arefromtheretailsaleoftheHeatoncollectiontoo.
Thepicturesofthe5bani1867coinsaboveandthedetailedpictureswiththemintnamesarepresentthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
30mmdiameter,10g,copper95%,tin4%,zinc1%,flatedge,outer inscriptionROMANIAandtheRomaniancoatofarmsouterpearl
pearlcircle circle
denomination"10BANI"andyear1867insideawreathformedbya
laurelbranch(left)andanoakbranch(right)belowtheribbonthat Mintage:12.500.000coins(Heaton)
tiesthebranchesliesthemintname Mintage:12.500.000coins(Watt&Co.)
ThefirstcoinpicturedonthepagewasstruckatWatt&Co.andthesecondatHeatonmint.
"I have another information, about the Heaton/Watt coins: probably some proof like coins (the Americans offer them directly as proofs) will appear on the Romanian
numismatic market. All of them are Heaton! About three years ago a lot of more than 1000 pieces was put to sale, offered compactly, from Switzerland. The lot came from
England,beingthecollectionoftheHeatonMint,probablythelastpart."
It seems that the Heaton owners had a very developed numismatic sense, because they retained the first coins struck with new dies, pieces that have a very good
quality and proof like aspect. Today, after more than 100 years, these coins are much more valuable. The patterns for 50bani, 1 leu and 2 lei 1869 coins, presented in the
patternsectionofoursite,arefromtheretailsaleoftheHeatoncollectiontoo.
Abouta10bani1867coinwiththesidesplacedoppositelytothecommoncirculationcoins
Mr.IspirOvidiusentusthefollowingpictures.
The images present a 10 bani 1867 coin struck at Heaton that does not feature medallic placement of the sides, as the common circulation 10 bani pieces do.
AccordingtotheSchfferStambuliucatalogin2009,unmedalicplacementisspecifictoessays.Soitisverylikelythispiecetobeanessay.
Anessayof10bani1867
Several essays and patterns for this coin are known. The pictures of the white metal essay below are present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of La
GalerieNumismatique.
Thepicturesoftheuncirculated10bani1867coinabovearepresentthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Thepicturesoftheprooflike10bani1867coinaboveandthedetailedpictureswiththemintnamesarepresentthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
1/25/2015 20lei1868RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 20lei1868 Nextcoin
inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMNILOR"meaning"PRINCEOFTHEROMANIANS"andCAROLIhead
21mmdiameter,6.452g,
facingleft,outerpearlcircle
gold90%,copper10%,flatedge
denomination"20LEI"andyear1868insideawreathformedbyoakbranches,outerpearlcircle
Mintage:100or200coins
Thepicturesofthe20lei1868coinabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofPonterio&Associates,Inc.,BowersandMerenaAuctions.
Abouttheoriginalcoin
The golden 20 lei coin of 1868 was struck in a very small number of pieces, one or two hundred (the sources contradicting each other), fact that renders it one of the greatest world
numismatic rarities. Despite all these its value is estimated at as little as something between 5.000 $ and 10.000 $. Prince Carol I gave these coins as gifts to the Europe's crowned heads shortly
subsequently to becoming the ruler of Romania, and also to his relatives and Romanian political chiefs. Of course, it is pointless to say that the coin did not circulate at all. Because it was never
releasedforcirculation,20lei1868coinisconsideredbymanytobeapattern(IliescuandRadoviciinMoneteleRomnieiCoinsofRomania,2004,SchfferStambuliuinRomaniadesigns,pattern
coinsandcatalogueofissuedcoin,2009).ThepieceswerestruckmostprobablyatStateMintinBucharest.OtherhypothesesassertthatthesepieceswerestruckatParisoratBerlin.
Itisafamouscoin,thefirstgoldenonestruckbythemodernRomanianstate.
A hard to believe yet dear to the Romanian numismatics legend states that some of these coins were
buried in the time capsule at the foundation of the Pele castle at Sinaia. The coin was struck in 1868, and
thecastlebuiltfiveyearslaterin1873,havingbeenmeanttoresembletheSigmaringencastle(theRomanian
royaldinastybelongedtotheSigmaringenstrainoftheHohenzollernfamily).
Wequotefromtheinaugurationdocumentofthecastle,readonOctober7th1883totheroyalfamily:"I
Carol I Prince and King and Elisabeth Queen. After two years of unrelenting endeavor struggling with an
unstable realm crossed by springs, we have managed to put at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains the
foundation of this building, in the year of salvation 1875, and of our reign the 9th. The construction was
stopped in the times of the War for the Independence of Romania. We entered in this house of ours in the
yearofsalvation1883,andofourreignthe17th.WegaveitthenameofcastleofPele."
YoucanseeinsidethepictureatrightcastlePelefromSinaia(impliedinthe20leicoins'legend)and
castleSigmaringenaswell,atleft(Romanianstampfrom1939).
Aboutthereplicastruckin2005
In2005theNationalBankofRomaniaissuedagoldenreplicaofthe20lei1868coin.Thereplicaandtheoriginalcoinarealmostsimilar,theonlydifferencebetweenthembeingtheletterR
undertheeffigy,letterthatwarnsaboutits(replica).
The2005coinsareBU,i.e.brilliantuncirculated.ThetermBUmeansanuncirculatedcoinwiththemintlusterintact.InordertoobtainaBUcointhediesarecarefullypolished.Theblanks
arealsopolished,inthiswaythecoinshavingalusterfarsuperiortothelusterofthecommonuncirculatedcoins.
Thereplicaof20lei1868goldcoinbelongstotheHistoryofcoinseries.Tothesameseriesbelongtwootherreplicas,oneofgoldkoson and one of a coinmedalissuedbyConstantin
Brncoveanuin1713.
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replicastruckbyNBRin2005
undertheeffigyisplacedanRfromreplica aluminumessayofthereplica
Maximummintage:250pieces
Thepicturesofthegoldreplicaofthe20lei1868coinandofthealuminumessayabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.FlorinL..
Abouttheinscriptiononthecoin
The inscription on the coin shows Carol I as prince of the Romanians, title chosen as to show that the Romanian state included only a share of the Romanians within its borders and its
natural pretention to become a state of the entire nation. Because many millions of Romanians lived outside the country's borders in Transylvania, Banat and Bucovina this title bothered the
governmentofAustriaHungary,thatsawthereclaimsovertheirpossessionsinhabitedbytheRomanians(manyRomanianslivedalsointhebiggerpartofBasarabia,stillheldbytheRussianEmpire
aftertheCrimeanWarof1856).OnthefollowingcoinsissuedbyRomania(1silverleuand20goldleifrom1870)CarolIbecameDOMNULROMANIEI(PRINCEOFROMANIA),beingrepresentedwith
the effigy on the coins. The presence of the effigy was deemed by Turkey as a sign of Romania's independence tendencies and, as consequence of Turkish protests, the effigy on the silver coins
issuedbetween1872and1876wasreplacedbythecoatofarmsorthecrownofRomania.
ThetitleREGELEROMANILORKINGOFROMANIANSwasretakenbyRomaniankingonlyaftertheGreatUnionof1918,thatrejoinedBasarabia,Bucovina,TransylvaniaandBanatwith
theoldkingdom,thetitlelastingonthecoinsuntilRomaniabecamerepublic(1947)asresultofSovietoccupation.
Abouttheorthographyusedonthecoin
Theinscriptiononthiscoinusestheshortfinalu(markbyadiacriticalsign)attheendofwordsDOMNULandROMANILOR.InanearlystageoftheRomanianlanguageevolutionallwords
endinginaconsonanthadalsoasoundeduattheveryend.Withtimethisfinaludissapearedfrompronounciation.Atthetimesthiscoinwasstrucktheortographypretendedtobeetimological,and
theAcademyhadnotsuccededinimposingaunitarywriting.ShortfinalUappearsonthispieceandon1ban1867inwrittenasBANU.
Short final U was eliminated almost totally by brochure "Regule ortografice" printed by the RomanianAcademy in 1904, edited again in 1907 as "Ortografia Academiei Romne declarat
oficialiobligatorieasentrebuinadetoateautoritileStatului"meaning"RomanianAcademyOrtografyDeclaredOfficialandCompulsurytoBeUsedbyAllStateAuthorities",in1919,1924and
1932.Thesingularofthenounsendinginikeptawhiletheshortfinaluthattodayiscompletelydisappeared.Thereformin1903bannedthestrangelettersofe,ofuandofo,,.
1/25/2015 1leu1870RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 1leu1870 Nextcoin
23mmdiameter,5g,silver83.5%,copper16.5%,grainededge,
outerpearlcircle inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOF
denomination"1LEU"andyear1870insideawreathformedbya ROMANIA"andCAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle
laurelbranch(left)andanoakbranch(right)belowtheribbonthat
tiesthebranchesliestheinitialCstandingforengineerC.J. Mintage:400.000coins
Cndescu,theorganizerandfirstdirectoroftheBucharestmint
Thisisthefirst1leucoinstruckinRomania.ThecoinswerestruckattheBucharestmintstartingwithFebruary24th1870.Accordinglytomonograph"Monede
ibancnoteromneti"therearepieceswithsidesfacingeithercommonly(inverted)orthemedalfashion(upright).TherearealsopiecesfeaturingtheBucharestmint
ensign,letterB.Inthemonograph"MoneteleRomniei"(CoinsofRomania,byOctavianIliescuandPaulRadovici,EdituraEnciclopedic,Bucharest,2004)the1leu
1870Bisnotaregularcoinbutanessay.
Mr.CristianCiupleainformsusthatthepieceswithBareextremelyrare.
ThepicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.M..
Wecanfigurehowmuchwassuchapieceworthnotingthatin1868astudentscholarshiprisedto37lei,moneywithwhichthestudentbarelysatedoneself
onceaday.In1873thescholarshipwasraisedto60lei.
Thenameleuoriginatesinthedesignofthetaler(leeuwendaalderinDutch,a.k.a.lwentalerorliontaler)holding75%silveralloy,weighing27grams,struckin
thenorthernregionoftheLowCountriessince1575thelastwerestruckin1713.ThefirstliontalerappearedinthetimesoftherebellionagainsttheSpaniardsand
picturedononesidetheimageofarampantlion,thecoatofarmsoftheNetherlands(theUnitedProvinces).Thesetalerswerestruckformanyyearsandwereissued
bymanyDutchprovincesandcities,e.g.Dordrecht,Deventer,Kampen,UtrechtandZwolle.TheDutchtalerswereusedonalargescaleinthecommercialrelationswith
theLevant.
Thesecoinsgottobecalledlei(pluralforleulion)asthecoatofarmspicturesalion.Thecoinwassowidespreadinourpartsoftheworldthatthecoatof
armsoftheNetherlandspicturedonitbroughtthenameofleu(lion).
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40.8mmdiameter,26.4g,silver75%,
rampantlionbetweeninnerandouterpearlcirclethemottooftheUnitedProvincesof
knightwearinghelmetwithpanacheandcloak,athisfeetshieldwitharampantlionon
Netherlandsandtheyearinwhichthecoinwasstruck:
itbetweenaninnerandoutercircletheinscription
CONFIDENSDNONONMOVETUR1639
MOARGPRO:COFOEBELGTRA
AboutthelegendsthatappearontheDutchliontaler
The legend MO[NETA] ARG[ENTEA] PRO[VINCIARUM] CO[N]FOE[DERATUM] BELG[ICARUM] TRA[IECTUM] means, in a free translation, "silver coin of the
province of Utrecht from the Netherlands Confederation". The Latin name of the city and of the province of Utrecht is Traiectum ad Rhenum, meaning a crossing on
RhineRiver.ThereferenceatBelgiumappearsbecausetheterritoriesoftheNetherlandsbelongedinantiquitytotheRomanprovinceBelgica.
ThemottooftheUnitedProvinces,CONFIDENSD[OMI]NONONMOVETUR,canbefreelytranslatedby"thosewhotrustinGodshallnotbemoved.Itcould
beanallusiontothestruggleoftheDutchpeopleundertheruleofWilliamofOrangeagainsttheSpaniards.
IntheRomanianPrincipalitiesthesetalerswereverywidespreadinthe17thcentury.AttheendoftheMiddleAgeleul(thelion)hasturnedintoanaccount
unitworth40paras(Turkishcurrency)andisstillpreservedtillthepresentday.Thelawof1867statedthattheleuisthenationalcurrencyofRomania.
TheRepublicofMoldova(Romania'sneigbourtotheeast),whichisalsoaRomanianstate,hassince1992,naturally,thesamecurrencyleu,lei.Tobetold
apart,thiscurrencyiscalledMoldavianlion.
TheBulgarianshavethesamelev,levalion,lionsinBulgarian.SomepeoplesbelievethatAlbaniainheritedinthesamefashionthenameofitscurrencylek,
leka,meaninglioninAlbanian.(AnotherethymologyderivesthelekfromthenameofAlexandertheGreat,LekaiMadhinAlbanian).
23mmdiameter,6.452g,gold90%,copper10%,grainededge
inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOFROMANIA"and
denomination"20LEI"andyear1870insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)
CAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle
andanoakbranch(right)belowtheribbonthattiesthebranchesliestheinitialC
standingforengineerC.J.Cndescu,theorganizerandfirstdirectoroftheBucharest
Mintage:5.000coins
mint,outerpearlcircle
ThegoldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.LaureniuGrigorescu.
This is the second golden Romanian coin ever struck by the Romanian modern state. The first one (also a 20 lei, struck in 1868) was meant only for
celebrationandinternationalrecognition,200pieceshavingbeenmintedonly.Thissecondonewasproperlydestinedforcirculation,yetforundisclosedreasons
only5.000pieceslefttheBucharestMint,inauguratedintheverysameyear1870(inSchfferStambuliucatalogfrom2009isassumedthatthesecoinswere
struck at Berlin, and Carol's effigy was engraved by Kullrich). Thus this 20 lei is again one of greatest rarities of Romanian numismatics. A piece as close to
perfectionastheonepicturedabovemustconsequentlybeworthasmallfortune.Westronglybelievethecoinwedisplayisoneofthebestremainingandweare
proudtobeabletopicturesuchacollection'spride.
Onthe1silverleuandon20goldleifrom1870theeffigyofCarolIwasrepresentedonbothcoins.ThepresenceoftheeffigywasdeemedbyTurkeyas
a sign of Romania's independence tendencies and, as consequence of Turkish protests, the effigy on the silver coins issued between 1872 and 1876 was
replacedbythecoatofarmsorthecrownofRomania.
1/25/2015 50bani1873,1876RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 50bani1873,1876 Nextcoin
crownandyear1873insideawreathformedbyinterlacedlaurelandoakbranches,
belowtheribbonthattiesthebranchesSTERN,thenameoftheengraver,aboveda
18mmdiameter,2.5g,silver83.5%,copper16.5%,grainededge
portrait,signusedforcoinsstruckatBrussels,outerpearlcircle
ROMANIA,denomination"50BANI",wreathformedbyinterlacedlaurelandoak
branches,outerpearlcircle
Mintage:4.810.000coinsin1873
2.116.980coinsin1876
Mintage: 4.810.000 coins in 1873 and 2.116.980 in 1876. Accordingly to monograph "Monede i bancnote romneti" there are pieces with sides facing
eithercommonly(inverted)orthemedalfashion(upright).
InMoldaviathe50banicoinwasalsocalleddutc(dutceattheplural)ordupc,recallingofsomesmallRussianandPolishsilvercoinsthatalsocirculatedin
theRomanianPrincipalities.InWalachiathissmallsilverpiecewasalsocalledbncu.
ThecoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.FlorinAndreiLungu.
The ensign used by Jos Allard mint in Brussels appearing on the values of 50 bani, 1 leu and 2 lei (1872 1876) is not a barbell, as pointed by the
Romanian specific literature, yet it is a portrait. This fact is conspicuously noticeable only on perfectly preserved, mint state coins. Plane to see, the barbell
descriptionprovidedbyspecificprintednumismaticmaterialsiswrong.Ofinteresttoseethatthefaceormaskdifferswiththedenominationvalueandtheyear
ofissue.
This ground shaking datum along the illustrative pictures accompanying it and the uncirculated coin pictures below are present on Romanian coins as
courtesyofMrRaduLissner.
WereceivednewinfofromMr.J.M..Wequotefromhisletter:"Themintmarkonthecoins,struckatBrusselsbetween1872and1876,isactuallytheheadof
SaintMichael,patronofthecityofBrussels.ThismintmarkwasusedforseveralcenturiesuptotheindependenceofBelgiumin1830,butdisappearedthenfromthe
Belgiancoins,onlytoreappearagaininthe1960s.Itwas,however,usedonthecoinsstruckforRomaniainBrusselsin18721876,andonsomeessaysofthesame
periodmadeforSwitzerland."
Inthepicturebelowdetailsonthe50bani1873,2lei1873and2lei1876silverpiecesaredisplayed(fromlefttorightforthebeholder).
1/25/2015 1leu1873,1874,1876RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 1leu1873,1874,1876 Nextcoin
Romaniancoatofarms,year1876,STERN,thenameoftheengraverandaportrait,signusedforcoinsstruckatBrussels,
outerpearlcircle
23mmdiameter,5g,silver83.5%,copper16.5%,grainededge
ROMANIA,denomination"1LEU",wreathformedbyinterlacedlaurelandoakbranches,outer
pearlcircle
4.511.607coinsin1874
225.000coinsin1876

Mintage:4.443.393coinsin1873,4.511.607in1874,225.000in1876.
The1873and1876silvercoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner. The 1874 coin pictures above are present on Romanian coins
throughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
ThemintmarkusedforthesecoinsisactuallytheheadofArchangelMichael,patronofthecityofBrussels(moreinfoonthenextoronthepreviouspage).
Avariantofthe18731leu,quotedusuallytwiceastheregularcoin,isthesocalled"brokenL"variant.ThetwopicturesbelowcapturethedieimperfectiontheyarepresentonRomaniancoinsby
thekindcontributionofMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
1/25/2015 2lei1872,1873,1875,1876RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 2lei1872,1873,1875,1876 Nextcoin
Romaniancoatofarms,year1873,STERN,thenameoftheengraverandaportrait,
signusedforcoinsstruckatBrussels,outerpearlcircle
ROMANIA,denomination"2LEI",wreathformedbyinterlacedlaurelandoakbranches, Mintage:262.000coinsin1872
outerpearlcircle 1.745.000coinsin1873
3.092.500coinsin1875
653.255coinsin1876
Mintage:262.000coinsin1872,1.745.000in1873,3.092.500in1875and653.255in1876.Accordinglytomonograph"Monedeibancnoteromneti"therearepieces
withsidesfacingeithercommonly(inverted)orthemedalfashion(upright).
AboutthemintmarksusedonthesilvercoinsseriesstruckatBrusselsbetween1872and1876
The ensign of the Jos Allard mint in Brussell appearing on the values of 50 bani, 1 leu and 2 lei (1872 1876) is not a barbell, as pointed by the Romanian specific
literature,yetitisaportrait.Thisfactisconspicuouslynoticeableonlyonperfectlypreserved,mintstatecoins.Planetosee,thebarbelldescriptionprovidedbyspecificprinted
numismaticmaterialsiswrong.Ofinteresttoseethatthefaceormaskdifferswiththedenominationvalueandtheyearofissue.
Thisgroundshakingdatumalongtheillustrativepicturesaccompanyingitandthe2lei1873picturesarepresentonRomaniancoinsascourtesyofMrRaduLissner.
We also received further trustworthy info from Mr. J.M.. We quote from his letter as we cannot put it better than himself: "The mint mark on the coins, struck at Brussels
between1872and1876,isactuallytheheadofSaintMichael,patronofthecityofBrussels.Thismintmarkwas used for several centuries up to the independence of Belgium in
1830,butdisappearedthenfromtheBelgiancoins,onlytoreappearagaininthe1960s.Itwas,however,usedonthecoinsstruckforRomaniainBrusselsin18721876,andon
someessaysofthesameperiodmadeforSwitzerland."AlsoMr.J.M.sentustheimageofan1872piecewithoutthemintensign(belowleft).
Inthepicture(aboveright)detailsonthe50bani1873,2lei1873and2lei1876silverpiecesaredisplayed(fromlefttorightforthebeholder).
ConstantinBacalbaaaboutthe2leiof1872
Insidememoirsbook"Bucuretiidealtdat"(BucharestofYore)ConstantinBacalbaanotedinsidetheMiscellaneouschapterofyear1872:
"InDecember1872,theministryofFinancesbringsfromBelgium,for25millionlei,anewsilvercoin,allpiecesof2lei.
The newspapers criticize this transport for numerous reasons: weekly reliefed coin, ugly design and, above all, the figure of the prince that was on the old coins,
dissappearedasresultofTurkey'sdemand.ThenthenewspaperswereaskingwhywasthenewcoincastinBelgiumwhilethestatehadawellinstalledmintwithspecialpersonnel?"
Indeed,onthesilver1leuandgolden20leicoinsof1870theportraitofprinceCarolhadbeenrepresented.ThepresenceoftheeffigywasdeemedbyTurkeyasasignof
Romania'sindependencetendencies.AsconsequenceofTurkishprotests,theeffigywasreplacedbythecoatofarmsorthecrownofRomania.
1/25/2015 2bani1879,1880and1881RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 2bani1879,1880,1881 Nextcoin
inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOFROMANIA"andCAROLIhead
facingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
20mmdiameter,2g,copper95%,tin4%,zinc1%,flatedge
denomination"2BANI",ROMANIA,year1879,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear,
Mintage:500.000coinsin1879
thesignsofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle
10.500.000coinsin1880
1.250.000coinsin1881
Mintage:500.000coinsin1879,10.500.000in1880and1.250.000in1881.Severalvariantsexist:of1879withbrokenCinCAROL,of1879havingthediameterof
19.5mminsteadof20mmandof1880withlettersCorAbroken(inCAROL).
Thegoodquality2bani1879and1880coinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Thepicturesof1880coin(withbrokenC)arepresentonRomaniancoinsthankstoakindcontributionofMrAndruC.
Thepicturesofan1881coin(rareandwellpricedincatalogs)andofthedoublystruckcoinsarepresentonRomaniancoinsthankstoakindcontributionofMrRadu
Lissner.

Theimagesabovefeaturetostrikingerrorsofthe2banicoinof1880.Theimageatleftshowsbothalegendandaneffigydisplacement.Thecoinatrightfeatures
doubleimprintingforthelegend,theeffigynotbeingaffected.
Mr.IspirOvidiusentusthefollowingpictures.Theimagespresenta2bani1879cointhatfeatures8parallellinesinsidetheear.
inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOF
ROMANIA"andCAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.Under
denomination"50BANI",year1881,ROMANIA,Romaniancoatof
theneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
arms,letterVstandingforViennamintandwheatear,thesignof
Romanianmint,outerpearlcircle
Mintage:1.000.000coins
InMoldaviathe50banicoinwasalsocalleddutc(dutceattheplural)ordupc,recallingofsomesmallRussianandPolishsilvercoinsthat
alsocirculatedintheRomanianPrincipalities.InWalachiaitwasalsocalledbncu.
ThesilvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
23mmdiameter,5g,silver83.5%, inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOF
copper16.5%,grainededge ROMANIA"andCAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.Under
denomination"1L",ROMANIA,year1881,Romaniancoatofarms, theneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
letterVstandingforViennamintandwheatear,thesignof
Romanianmint,outerpearlcircle Mintage:1.800.000coins
Theuncirculated(UNC)silvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.M..
Belowispresentedaveryrarepatternof1leu1881,thatbearstheBoftheBucharestMint.Thepatternbelongedtotheformercollection
C.C..
27mmdiameter,10g,silver83.5%, inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOFROMANIA"
copper16.5%,grainededge andCAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.Underthenecklies
denomination"2L",ROMANIA,year1881,Romaniancoatofarms,letterV KULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
standingforViennamintandwheatear,thesignofRomanianmint,outer
pearlcircle Mintage:1.150.000coins
Theuncirculated2lei1881coinpicturesaboveandthedetailbelowarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Premiere:2lei1881"withwrinkles".Thewrinklesareverysimilartotheoneson5lei1881
DOMNoron100lei1943.
The coin has 4 wrinkles, clearly visible as linear proeminences, that appeared due to 4
notchesonthedie.The"wrinkles"appearintheear,inthedeepestzoneofthecoin.Itisclear
thatisnotastrikingerror.
Becauseall2leiof1881coinsweremintedinAustriaHungary,atVienna,wecanconclude
thatthe"wrinklefashion"cametoRomaniafromAustria!
ThecoinpresentedbelowbelongstotheG.F.collection,Germany.
1/25/2015 5lei1880,1881RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 5lei1880,1881 Nextcoin
inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOF
37mmdiameter,25g,silver90%, ROMANIA"andCAROLIheadfacingleft.Alongtheouterpearlcircle
copper10%,grainededge liesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
denomination"5L",ROMANIA,year1880,Romaniancoatofarms,
letterBandwheatear,thesignsofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle Mintagein1880:1.800.000coins
Mintagein1881:2.200.000coins
Thesilver5lei1880coinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
The5leicoinstruckin1880hastwovariants.Asshowninthepicturesbelow,thenameoftheengraverappearseitherrightbelowtheneckoralongthepearlcircle.Thesecondoneisslightlyrarer
andistheonlyofallvariantswithKullrichappearingthisway.
rightundertheneck alongthepearlcircle
Wefeaturebelowadetailofa5leiof1881revealingaveryinterestingerror.Elevenpearls(startingwithletterLinCAROL,clockwise)arejoinedtogether.Thesurplusmetalcamefromthecoinedge,
asresultofadieflaw.TheinformationreguardingthiserroraswellastheexplanatorypicturewereprovidedforRomaniancoinsbyMr.AdrianPopovici.Healsosentustheimages(below)ofafake5lei1881
coinmadefromlead.
WereceivedfromMr.RaduLissnertheimagebelowandthefollowingtext:
Premiere:5lei1881(DOMN)with"wrinkles".Similarto100lei1943thereisanewlydicoveredvariant,nobodyknewabout.BeingmorespectacularthantheonewithMihai,itshowsapproximatelythe
sametypeofnotchesonthedie(thatappearsonthecoinasproeminences).Unusualisthefactthatthe"wrinkles"appearintheear,inthedeepestzoneofthecoin.Thereare4hachuredzones,3ofthem
withparallellinesalmostvertical,andthe4thwithlinesperpendiculartotheothers.Theulterioraddingoflinesonthecoinisexcludedandalsotheprovenancefromastruckerror.
Mr.FlorinLazarsentusthe5lei1880picturesandinformationpresentedbelow.Thecoinhasaninterestingfeature:therearemanyparallellinesontheflatsurfaceofthefield.Thelinesaremore
obviousintheregionsthatareveryclosetotheeffigyandtothelegend.
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"and
20mmdiameter,2g,copper95%,tin4%,zinc1%,flatedge CAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesKULLRICH,the
denomination"2BANI",year1882,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear, engraver'sname.
Thereareseveralvariantsofthiscoin,withvariousbrokenletters.
Theaboutuncirculated2banifrom1882coinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.LazrFlorin.
1/25/2015 5bani1882,1883,1884,1885RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 5bani1882,1883,1884,1885 Nextcoin
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLIhead
facingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
denomination"5BANI",year1882,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear,thesigns Mintage:5.000.000coinsin1882
ofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle 3.000.000coinsin1883
8.400.000coinsin1884
3.600.000coinsin1885
Mintage:18825.000.000coins,18833.000.000coins,18848.400.000coins,18853.600.000coins.
The5bani1882,1883,1884and1885coinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Thepicturesofthe5bani1884(onefold)coinaboveappearsonthesitethankstothekindpermissionofMrRaduLissner.
WealsothankstoMrCristianCiupleaandtoMrC.P.
Onthis5baniseriesthepurplepavilionlinedwitherminefurfromtheRomaniancoatofarmswasrepresentedintwovariants.On1882and1883coins(andmaybeon
some1884coins)thepavilionhasonlyonefoldvariantnamedinthemonographMonedeibancnoteromneti"onefoldatthecurtain".Onthe1884and1885coinsthe
pavilionhastwofolds.Coinsfrom1884withouttheengravernamealsoexist(wedon'tknowthenumberoffoldsonthisvariant).Inthedetailedpicturesbelowthetwosituations
arepresented.
5bani1882brokenletters:Uandthesecond
LfromKULLRICH
onefold twofolds
1/25/2015 50bani1884and1885RomanianCoins
18mmdiameter,2.5g,silver83.5%,
copper16.5%,grainededge
denomination"50BANI",year1884,wreathformedbyinterlaced
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOF
laurelandoakbranches,belowletterBstandingfortheBucharest
mint,outerpearlcircle
200.000coinsin1885
In 1884 1.000.000 coins were struck, in two variants, with and without the letter B, the sign of the Bucharest mint. In 1885 were struck only
200.000coins.Thesecoinsareverysimilareachotherandwiththe50banicoinsstruckin1894,1900and1901.Theyarehardtofind.
Itisveryinterestingtoobservethattheeffigiesusedon50bani1884and1885arenotidentical.Thetwocoinsdiffernotonlybytheyear.Two
ofthemostobviousdifferencesbetweentheeffigieswerepresentedinthepicturesbelow(atleft,20lei1883,atright5lei1883).Thetipofthebeard
and the wavy line of the neck differ most apparently. The effigy on the 50 bani 1884 was used, among others, on the 5 lei 18811885 series. The
effigyonthe50bani1885wasusedon1leu1884and1885andalsoon20delei1883.
ThesilvercoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.M..
1/25/2015 1leu1884,1885RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 1leu1884,1885 Nextcoin
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLI
23mmdiameter,5g,silver83.5%, headfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver's
copper16.5%,grainededge name.
denomination"1L",year1884,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear,the
signsofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle Mintage:1.000.000coinsin1884
400.000coinsin1885
1.000.000coinswerestruckin1884andonly400.000in1885.Therearepiecesof1884withdenominationletterLbroken.Asyoucanseeintheimages
above,forthe1884and18851leucoinsthesameCarolIeffigywasused.Forthe50banipiecesfromthesameyears(presentedonthepreviouspageofthe
site)twodifferenteffigieswereused.
Theuncirculated1884silvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Theuncirculated1885silvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.M..
37mmdiameter,25g,silver90%, inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOF
copper10%,grainededge ROMANIA"andCAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.Under
denomination"5L",ROMANIA,year1881,Romaniancoatofarms, theneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
letterBandwheatear,thesignsofRomanianmint,outerpearl
circle Mintage:570.000coins
ThesilvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.M..
The5leicoinstruckaftertheproclamationofthekingdomin1881hastwovariants.TheoneknownasthethinGvarianthasadifferentsetof
letters,allthinerthentheletersontheothervariant,butthedifferenceisobviousjustfortheletterG.Itisalsoslightlyrarer.
thinG broadG
Belowisdisplayedadetailofafiveleipiecefrom1881featuringtheGinREGEbroken.Itmaybeamatrixflaw(mostprobably)orevenanew
variant.
Belowarepicturesofafake5lei1881,thatcopythethinGvariant.ThepicturesweresenttousbyMr.C.P.(thanks!).Thefakehas37mmin
diameterandispossiblymadefromzinc.
1/25/2015 5lei18811885largecoatofarmsRomanianCoins
headfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver's
37mmdiameter,25g,silver90%,copper10% name.
Embossedontheedge:PATRIASIDREPTULMEU
meaningHOMELANDANDMYRIGHT Mintage:1.230.000coinsin1881
denomination"5L",year1883,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear,the 1.100.000coinsin1882
signsofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle 2.300.000coinsin1883
300.000coinsin1884
40.000coinsin1885
The silver coin pictures above are present on Romaniancoins through the kind permission of Mr. Radu Lissner, as well as the images of the three 5 lei
pieces(1881,1882and1885)below.
The5leicoinwasstruckin1883withseveraldiesresultinginseveralvariantsofthecoin.
Theverticalaxisoftheshieldhasaslightinclinationfrom
Theverticalaxisoftheshieldisstraight. upperrighttolowerleft.Morevisible,theuppercrownis
biggerandhasotherornamentation.
Kullrichis6mmlongandalsootherlessapparent Kullrichis6.5mmlongandalsootherlessapparent
particularitiestheverticalaxisisstraight particularitiestheverticalaxisisstraight
variant1foruppercrownornamentation variant2foruppercrownornamentation
Theseriesof5leicoinsof18811885hasseveraldifferentmarkingsontheedge.Asseenontheimagesbelow,therearefourvariantswithfiveorsixstars
havingfiverayseachandonefeaturingsixraystarsonly.Twoofthefiverayvariantswereobtainedbyrotatingonestarby180degrees(variantsknownunderthe
denomination"astarsitsonaray").
PATRIA SI| DREPTUL |MEU |on1881and1882coins(69bMBR)
PATRIA SI| DREPTUL |MEU |on1881coins(69cMBR)
PATRIA SI| DREPTUL |MEU |on1881,1883,1884and1885coins(69dMBR)
PATRIA SI| DREPTUL |MEU |on1881coins(69eMBR)
PATRIA SI| DREPTUL |MEU |on1881coins(69fMBR)
meaningHOMELANDANDMYRIGHT
Intheimagebelowcanbeseenthegroupoffivestarsonan1882coin.
Belowarepresentedtheimagesofacompleteinscription,takenfromtheedgeofan1883coin.
Struckin2.300.000pieces,year1883isthemostcommonoftheseries.Year1885istherarestonly40.000pieces.Havingadiameterof36.5millimeters,
the 1885 5 lei is also the smallest 5 lei struck under Carol I. The second in rarity is the 1884 piece (300.000) and third the 1882 (1.100.000). In 1881 1.230.000
werestruck,franklysaying,thislaterremindedmintagecomprisingallfivevariantsofedgeengraving.
Below there are three superb pieces of 1881, 1882 and 1885. It is easy to notice the different pattern of the crowns atop the tent. The 1881 coin is the
variant69efromMBR,withsixstars,thefifthstarsittingonaray.ThanksagaintoMr.RaduLissner!
WereceivedfromMrRaduLissnerthefollowinginformationrelatedtothe5leiof1882aboveandthedifferentvariantsofthe5leipiecesandnotonly:
The issue of establishing the boundary between variants and striking errors. A mintage is composed of several batches struck over the length of a year
accordingly to the needs of the market seen by the National Bank. For each batch new dies not identical to the preceeding ones were used, with or without the
intentionoftheengraver.
Byexampleat5lei1882thefirstbatchofcoinswasmanufacturedonan1881diebymodifyingtheyear.ThecoinsareeasilyrecognizabletheyfeatureB,
the two digits 8 and digit 2 in the year broken at atop. The other coins of 1882 are struck much better and feature slightly different tent and crown shapes. (The
scanthatIsentyouwith5lei1882isofthisfirstvariantwithdigitsbrokenatopleftandcrackeddie.)
Theimagesofthe5leicoinmintedin1884(below)arepresentonthesitethroughthekindpermissionofMrFlorinAndreiLungu.
Avariantof5lei1882
WequotefromamessagefromMr.CtlinGavril:
[...]avariantof5lei1882coin.Itisaboutacointhat,intheyearemplacement,featuresdigits8and2slightlyfartherapartthanthenormaltypecoin.The
outer pearl circle can serve as orientation marks that can decide the length between the two digits (three or two pearls). Whether or not several die sets for year
1882canbetakenintoaccountitisplaintounderstandbycheckingtheinclinationoftheverticalshieldaxisthevariantwith8and2fartherapartfeaturestheaxis
pitched (from upper right lower left), similarly to the situation of the 1883 piece of 5 lei (already on the site). Unlike the 5 lei 1883, there are no differences in the
designofthecrownatopthecoatofarms.Nodissimilaritywasnotedonthereverseeither.
Thevariantisslightlyrarer(theyearitself1882israrer,beingdifficulttofinda1882pieceingoodcondition)forclarifyingIsoughtontheweb(ebay,okazii,
etc.),IthinkIfoundonemorebesidesminecomparingtofiveorsixregularpieces.
Ideemthat5lei1884or1885canalsofeaturevariants,exceptfor,duetotheirrarity,itisdifficulttohavetwosuchdifferentpiecesonenexttotheanother
inordertohavethemcomparedandeventuallyidentifiedassuch.Duetothesmallmintageitisalsopossiblethatsuchvariantsdidnotexistatall.
Isendinattachement,forcomparison,thepicturesofthetwocoins.

TheimagesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.CtlinGavril.
1/25/2015 RomanianCoins20lei1883(1884),1890
Previouscoin 20lei1883(1884),1890 Nextcoin
21mmdiameter,6.452g,gold90%,copper10% inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLIhead
Ontheedge:PATRIASIDREPTULMEU facingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
meaningHOMELANDANDMYRIGHT
denomination"20LEI",year1883,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear,thesigns Mintage:185.290coinswithyear1883
ofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle 196.000coinswithyear1890
Mintageforthesegoldcoins:150.000in1883,35.290in1884and196.000in1890.Thecoinsmintedin1884beartheyear1883.
The20lei1883goldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
The20lei1890goldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.LazrFlorin.
Previouscoin 1ban1888 Nextcoin
15mmdiameter,1g,bronze,flatedge
denomination"1BAN",year1888,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear,the
headfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
signsofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle
The1ban1888coinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.Thecoinwassoldforover900euros
onEbayinMay2012.
Themintagefiguresforthiscoinis500pieces,aftermonographMonedeibancnoteromneti(RomanianCoinsandBanknotes,BuzduganG.,LuchianO.,
OprescuC.,SportTurismPublishingHouse,Bucharest,1977).
MoneteleRomniei(CoinsofRomania,IliescuO.,RadoviciP.,EncyclopaedicPrintingHouse,Bucharest,2004)considerthatthesepiecesareonlytokens,and
themintageisunknown.The1ban1888piecesweredistributedatseveralballsorganizedbytheRoyalHouseofRomania,infundraisingactionsforcharity.Such1
bancoincouldbeobtainedfor20lei.
Onevariantwasreported:gilded1ban1888.Ofcourse,1ban1888canbeconsideredtobeacoinaspecialone,andnotonlybecauseitwasstruckat
StateMintofRomania.ThecaseofthispieceisresemblingtheoneofthecontemporaryanniversarycoinsthataresoldbytheNationalBankofRomaniaatpricesmuch
higherthanthefacevalue(even50100times),andneverenterintoactualmonetarycirculation(inspiteofthefactthat,intheory,theycanbeusedinpayments).
1/25/2015 50bani1894,1900,1901RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 50bani1894,1900,1901 Nextcoin
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLIheadtotheleft,
outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.SCHARFF,theengraver'sname.
denomination"50BANI"andyear1894insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)andanoakbranch
Mintage:600.000coinsin1894
(right),outerpearlcircle
3.838.000coinsin1900
194.205coinsin1901
1/25/2015 50bani1894,1900,1901RomanianCoins
18.5mmdiameter,year1900
Mintage: 600.000 coins in 1894, 3.838.000 in 1900 and 194.205 in 1901. According to the book Monetele Romniei (Coins of Romania, Iliescu and Radovici, 2004), the mintage of
3.838.000coinsisforyears1900and1901together.The1894coinswerestruckatBrusselsandthecoinsfromtheotheryearsatHamburg.ThesilverusedfortheHamburgcoinsseemstobefrom
theusedcoinsofthe'70.Foryear1900avariantisknownatwhichsomeofthebranches'elementsaremissing.
Thepicturesof50bani1894coinappearsonthesitethankstothekindpermissionofMrCristianCiuplea.
Alikethe1leuand2lei1901pieces,the50banipiecesof1901aremadebymodificationoftheyearonthediesmanufacturedin1900.Asconsequencethetwodigitsof1differonefrom
theotherindimensiononallvalues(informationreceivedfromMrRaduLissner).
Thesilver50bani1900and1901coinspicturesarepresentonthispagethroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
InMoldaviathe50banicoinwasalsocalleddutc(dutceattheplural)ordupc,recallingofsomesmallRussianandPolishsilvercoinsthatalsocirculatedintheRomanianPrincipalities.In
Walachiaitwasalsocalledbncu.
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"
andCAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.
23mmdiameter,5g,silver83.5%,copper16.5%,grainededge SCHARFF,theengraver'sname.
denomination"1L",year1894,1900or1901,ROMANIA,
Romaniancoatofarms,outerpearlcircle Mintage:1.500.000coinsin1894
798.800coinsin1900
369.614coinsin1901
Mintage: 1.500.000 coins in 1894, 798.800 in 1900 and 369.614 in 1901. According to the book Monetele Romniei (Coins of Romania,
IliescuandRadovici,2004),themintageof798.800coinsisforyears1900and1901together.The1894coinswerestruckatBrusselsandthecoins
fromtheotheryearsatHamburg.ThesilverusedfortheHamburgcoinsseemstobefromtheusedcoinsofthe'70.
Alike the 50 bani and 2 lei pieces, the 1 leu pieces of 1901 are made by modification of the year on the dies manufactured in 1900. As
consequencethetwodigitsof1differonefromtheotherindimensiononallvalues(informationreceivedfromMrRaduLissner).Healsosentusthe
picturesofthecoinsabove.
Wecanfigurehowmuchwassuchapieceworthbynotingthatin1898astudentscholarshiproseto100lei.
Ararevariantof1leu1894coin
Below is presented a variant of 1 leu 1894. The last three letters from engraver's name, RFF from SCHARFF, are shifted below the rest with
almosthalfoftheheightofaletter.
ThecoinpicturesbelowarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
1/25/2015 2lei1894,1900,1901RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 2lei1894,1900,1901 Nextcoin
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLIheadfacingleft,
outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.SCHARFF,theengraver'sname.
denomination"2L",year1894,ROMANIA,Romaniancoatofarms,outerpearlcircle Mintage:600.000coinsin1894
87.279coinsin1900
12.476coinsin1901
In1894600.000pieceswerestruckinBrussels,in1900only87.279andfinallyin1901justasfewas12.476,
the later two mintages in Hamburg. According to the book Monetele Romniei (Coins of Romania, Iliescu and
Radovici,2004),themintageof87.279coinsisforyears1900and1901together.Allthese2leiissuesarehardto
findtoday.Thosestruckin1901,withjust12.476pieces,areamongtherarestRomanianmoderncoins.Thesilver
usedfortheHamburgcoinsseemstobefromtheusedcoinsofthe'70.
The2lei1894silvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonthispagethroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.M..
The2lei1900coinpicturesarepresentonthispagethroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Alikethe50baniand1leupieces,the2leipiecesof1901aremadebymodificationoftheyearonthedies
manufactured in 1900. As consequence the two digits of 1 differ one from the other in dimension on all values
(informationreceivedfromMrRaduLissner).Thesilvercoinpicturesatright(mintage:only12.461pieces)werealso
sentforthispagebyMr.RaduLissner.
It is said that fraudulently tooled pieces exist, apparently displaying the rare 1901 year in fact digit 1
wasmischievouslycutfromthelastzeroofa1900pieceof2lei!SuchamodifiedcoincamefromMr.C.and
ispresentedatleft.
Romaniannumismaticsknowslotsoffakes.Therearethecounterfait(orbogus)pieces,aswouldbethe"mrior"coinsof1ban1883and1ban1888,replicaspretendinggenuineness
andquitecommononthemarket.
Thefraudsagainstthestatearemorenumerous.Wearetalkingaboutfakemoneywhichimitatedbetterorworsetheofficialissuesandwhichcirculatedeffectively.Some were obtained
through striking, employing methods resembling the ones used in the mint processess and fakes that were cast (molded). The cast fakes have porous surface and corrupt details, due to the
technologicalproblems.
Usuallythesecounterfaitsaremadeofadifferentalloyandtheirdiameterisalsodifferent.Silvercoinfakesaresometimessilvergilt.
Belowaretheimagesofafake2lei1894madefromlead.ThepicturesarepresentonthispagethroughthekindpermissionofMr.AdrianPopovici.
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLIhead
facingleft,outerpearlcircle.undertheneckliesKULLRICH,theengraver'sname
denomination"1BAN",ROMANIA,year1900,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheatear,
AlthoughbearingtheRomanianB(standingforBucharest),the1bancoinsfrom1900werestrickeninHamburg.ExistovariantculiteraRdelaROMANIAntrerupt.
The 1883 and 1888 variants are rather theoretical. 500 hundred pieces were struck in each of these two years and gilt in order to be used as "mrioare" (March
ensigns)bytheroyalfamilyortobegivenawayasprotocolbykingCarolthe1888oneswerecoveredingoldforsure,theothersjustdoubtfully.
Anexplanationisrequired."Mriorul"isanadornmentbornonthechestonMarch1stonlygivingandwearingitisanentirelyRomanianandabothancientandliving
traditionofgenuineRomanorigin.It'snotaRomaniancustomonlysincetheBulgariansborroweditinthepastfiftyyearsorsothuslyleadingustothreeimpliedcountriesinthis
springwelcomingcustom,astheRepublicofMoldovaandRomaniaareasone,ifnotpolitically,atleastinallmattersconcerningfolklore,languageandancientheritage.
TheseMarchensignsorgarments,these"mrioare",differfromthe1900cointypeintheir5banilikeobverse(5banifrom1882,1883,1884,1885),i.e.mainlythe
lackofwordRomaniaandthedifferentlyengravedcoatofarms(windingtentbraids,distinctnessnotrestrictedonlytofringesthough).Theinterestraisedbythesepiecesisthen
tobeaccountedfortheirapartpattern.
Wepersonallydonotconsiderthatthesepiecesstruckin1883and1888,althoughnumismatic,shoulddeservetobeclassifiedascoins.Letalonetheirsmallquantity,
thesepiecesdidneverentercirculation.The1900coinontheotherhandwasstruckintwentymillionpieces.
Currentlytherearetobefoundseveralfakesandreplicaspretendingauthenticityofthe1883and1888pieces.Wedonotadvizetheiracquiringatall.
Aboveyoucanseethepicturesofarudimentaryfakeofthe1banpieceof1888,thepictureshavingbeenmadeavailabletoRomaniancoinsbythekindnessofMr
AdrianPopovici.
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOF
denomination"2BANI",ROMANIA,year1900,Romaniancoatof
arms,letterBandwheatear,thesignsofRomanianmint,outer
pearlcircle
AlthoughbearingtheRomanianB(standingforBucharest),the2banicoinsfrom1900werestruckinHamburg.
DuringthereignofCarolI,likewiseinthekingdom,coinsof2baniwerestruckin1882too.Theformerbelongtoaanothertype,differingfrom
thelaterintheir5banilikeobverse(5banifrom1882,1883,1884,1885),i.e.mainlythelackofwordRomaniaandthedifferentlyengravedcoatof
arms(windingtentbraids,distinctnessnotrestrictedonlytofringesthough).
ThebrilliantuncirculatedcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
thesteelcrownofRomaniaandyear1900insideawreathformedby
19mmdiameter,3g,copper75%,nickel25%,flatedge,outerpearl
alaurelbranch(left)andanoakbranch(right),outerpearlcircle
circle
denomination"5BANI",ROMANIA
Mintage20.000.000coins.
StruckatBrussels.Twovariantsofthiscoinexist,oneofthemfeaturingthecrossbearingglobeabovewithaninclinationtotheleft.
ThecoinpicturesabovearepresentonthispagethroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
thesteelcrownofRomaniaandyear1900insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)and
22mmdiameter,4.5g,copper75%,nickel25%,flatedge anoakbranch(right)aribbontiesthebranchesouterpearlcircle
denomination"10BANI",ROMANIAouterpearlcircle
ThesecoinswerestruckatBrussels,inBelgium.
ThepicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
thesteelcrownofRomaniaandyear1900insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)and
25mmdiameter,7g,copper75%,nickel25%,
anoakbranch(right)aribbontiesthebranchesouterpearlcircle
flatedge,outerpearlcircle
denomination"20BANI",ROMANIA
StruckatBrussels.Twoorthreevariantsofthiscoinexist,differingincrowncircleornamentsandcrowndesign.
ThepicturesofthecoinabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
ThecoinpicturesbelowarepresentonthispagethroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"
38mmdiameter,25g,silver90%,
andCAROLIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.Underthenecklies
copper10%,grainededge
KULLRICH,theengraver'sname.
denomination"5L",year1901,Romaniancoatofarms,letterBandwheat
ear,thesignsofRomanianmint,outerpearlcircle
Mintage:82.460coins
Thediameterisonemillimeterlargerthantheoneoftheprevious5leiissues.AlthoughbearingtheRomanianB(standingforBucharest),the5
leicoinsfrom1901werestruckinHamburg.AccordingtothebookMoneteleRomniei(CoinsofRomania,IliescuandRadovici,2004),themintageof
thiscoinwas68.850pieces.
ThemagnificentsilvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
crownandROMANIAonaribbon,outerpearlcircle
19mmdiameter,2.5g,copper75%,nickel25%,flatedge
Mintage1905:2.000.000coins(Brusselsnomintmark)
denomination"5BANI",year1906,twopentagonalseparatingsigns,outerpearlcircle
24.000.000coins(Hamburg,Jmintmark)
withoutmintmark
AtBrusselswerestruck2.000.000coinsin1905and48.000.000in1906.24.000.000coinswerestruckatHamburg,in1906.
Thesmallvaluecoinsstruckin1906weremintedintwomints.WechosetopicturethecoinsfeaturingaJbelowtheribbon,becausetheothersethasnodistinctive
signs. The J marked coins were struck in Hamburg and the ones with no markings in Brussels. Accordingly to MBR (Romanian Coins and Banknotes, 1977), both sets were
designedbyAntonScharff(18451903,chiefengraveroftheAustrianMintofVienna).NoHamburgcoinswerestruckin1905.
ThefirstEuropeancoinswithholeinthecenterwerestruckin1901inBelgium:5and10centimescupronickelcoins,typeMichaux.Aswecansee,theholefashioned
coinsarrivedquicklyinRomania.
ThecoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
ThepicturesaboveweresenttousbyMr.C.Ciuplea,towhichwearegrateful.
Thefirstcoinisagoldessay,withouthole.
Thesecondpicturesetrepresentsa5bani1906Jcoin,practicallyuncirculated,struckwithacrackeddie,sothatthecoinfeatures5outburstinglines,2ofwhichare
directlyvisible.Abiteccentric,theholeisoval,theouterrimbeingemphasizedoverabout60%ofthecircumference.

Theimageabovepresentsacoinstruckin1906atHamburgwithabrokendie.ThepicturewasmadeavailabletoRomaniancoinsbyMrCtlinGavril.
22mmdiameter,4g,copper75%,nickel25%,flatedge
denomination"10BANI",year1905,twopentagonalseparatingsigns,outerpearlcircle
17.000.000coins(Hamburg,Jmintmark)
AtBrusselswerestruck10.820.000coinsin1905and24.180.000in1906.17.000.000coinswerestruckatHamburg,in1906.
Thesmallvaluecoinsstruckin1906weremintedintwomints.WechosetopicturethecoinsfeaturingaJbelowtheribbon,becausetheothersethasnodistinctive
signs.TheJmarkedcoinswerestruckinHamburgandtheoneswithnomarkingsinBrussels.BothsetsweredesignedbyA.Scharff.NoHamburgcoinswerestruckin1905.
ThepicturesofthecoinsabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Clickheretoseeapatternof10bani1905.
25mmdiameter,6g,copper75%,nickel25%,flatedge
denomination"20BANI",year1906,outerpearlcircle Mintage1905:2.500.000coins(Brusselsnomintmark)
Mintage1906:5.500.000coins(BrusselsandHamburg)
At Brussels were struck 2.500.000 coins in

1905. 5.500.000 coins were struck in 1906, at
Brussels and at Hamburg. Most probably at
Hamburgwerestruck3.000.000coins.
The small value coins struck in 1906 were
mintedintwomints.Wechosetopicturethecoins
featuringaJbelowtheribbon,becausetheother
set has no distinctive signs. The J marked coins
were struck in Hamburg and the ones with no
markingsinBrussels.Bothsetsweredesignedby
A. Scharff. No Hamburg coins were struck in
1905.
ThecoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.FlorinAndreiLungu.
Thepicturesoftheuncirculated20bani1905coinbelowarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.CristianCiuplea.
Thepicturesof20bani1906BrusselsbelowarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
23mmdiameter,5g,silver83.5%, years*18661906*,theinscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOF
copper16.5%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle ROMANIA"andkingCAROLIfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.M.standing
denomination*1LEU*,theinscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOF forA.Michaux,theengraver'sname.
ROMANIA"andprinceCAROLI(withsidewhiskers)facingleft.Thesidewhiskersarebarely
visibleevenonexcelentpieces.UndertheneckliesAMICHAUX,theengraver'sname. Mintage:2.500.000coins.
UndertheneckliesA.MICHAUX,theengraver'sname.
TheuncirculatedsilvercoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
In the monograph Monede i bancnote romneti (Romanian coins and banknotes, by

Buzdugan, Luchian and Oprescu, 1977) the signature of the engraver Alphonse Michaux (1860
1928,chiefengraveroftheBrusselsMintbetween1895and1926)placedundertheeffigyofthe
youngprinceCarolisnotedtobeA.Michaux,withapointafterA.MrCristianCiupleatellusthat1
leucoinsfrom1906havetwovariants.Onlyapproximately10%ofcoinshaveapoinsafterAfrom
Alphonse,therestbeingwithoutpoint(asisthecoinpresentedonthispage).
InthepictureatrightispresentedadetailedwievofacoinwithdotafterA.Thecoinbelonged
totheformerC.C.collection.
The silver and gold coins struck in 1906 were issued to celebrate the fortieth year of reign for king Carol I of Romania. Minted in Brussels, they were designed by
AlphonseMichaux.
Thishighlyimpressivecoinsetfeaturesthefollowingvalues:1leu,5lei,121/2lei,20lei,25lei,50leiand100lei.Tothebestofourknowledge,thesecoinscirculated
effectively, the lesser ones at least. Part of the silver coins of 1906 were struck with silver from older used coins that were melted down (face value of coins melted down:
1.700.000leiinformationfromMr.J.M.).
ThefortyyearsofreignofCarolIwerealsocelebratedthroughatenvaluephilatelicissue.BelowisonepostalstamppicturingCarolin1866andin1906.
38mmdiameter,25g,silver90%, Reverse:years*18661906*,theinscription"CAROLIREGEAL
copper10%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle ROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andkingCarolIfacingleft,
Obverse:denomination*5LEI*,theinscription"CAROLIDOMNUL outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.M.standingforA.Michaux,
ROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOFROMANIA"andprinceCarolI(with theengraver'sname.
sidewhiskers)facingleft.Thesidewhiskersarebarelyvisibleevenon
excelentpieces.UndertheneckliesA.MICHAUX,theengraver'sname. Mintage:200.000coins.
Thesilverandgoldcoinsstruckin1906wereissuedtocelebratethefortiethyearofreignforkingCarolIofRomania.MintedinBrussels,theyweredesignedbyAlfonsMichaux.
This highly impressive coin set features the following values: 1 leu, 5 lei, 12 1/2 lei, 20 lei, 25 lei, 50 lei and 100 lei. To the best of our knowledge, these coins circulated effectively, the
lesseronesatleast.Partofthesilvercoinsof1906werestruckwithsilverfromolderusedcoinsthatweremelteddown(facevalueofcoinsmelteddown:1.700.000leiinformationfromMr.J.M.).
ThesilvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
ThesilvercoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
1/25/2015 121/2lei1906RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 121/2lei1906 Nextcoin
20mmdiameter,4.0325g,gold90%,
inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI18661906"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"
silver8.5%,copper1.5%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle
andkingCAROLIbustwearingmilitaryclothesandordersfacingleftandA.MICHAUX
denomination"121/2LEI",crownedheraldiceagleholdingcrossinitsbeak,sword
belowtheleftshoulder(theengraver'sname),outerpearlcircle
andsceptreinitstalons,bearingbannerwiththesentence
"PRINSTATORNICIELAISBINDA",meaningTHROUGHFAITHFULNESSTOVICTORY
Mintage:32.000coins.
ThegoldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
The silver and gold coins struck in 1906 were issued to celebrate the fortieth year of reign for king Carol I of Romania. Minted in Brussels, they were
designedbyAlfonsMichaux.
Thishighlyimpressivecoinsetfeaturesthefollowingvalues:1leu,5lei,121/2lei,20lei,25lei,50leiand100lei.Tothebestofourknowledge,these
coinscirculatedeffectively,thelesseronesatleast.
The design of crowned heraldic eagle, holding cross in its beak, sword and sceptre in its talons, bearing banner with sentence "PRIN STATORNICIE LA
ISBINDA",isalmostidenticaltotheoneofOrderCarolI,establishedtheverysameyear1906.
Mr.J.M.informsusthattwovariantsof50lei1906exists.Wequotefromhismessage:
"Thegoldcoinsof50leiof1906existintwovarieties,i.e.witharedandwithayellowercolour.Thisdifferencewasintentional,inthesensethatafterafirst
strikeinredgold(consistingofanalloyof900goldand100copper),theRomaniangovernmentaskedthatpartofthecopperofthealloybereplacedbysilver,
inordertoobtainayellowercolour,thusbetterresemblingthecoinsof4ducatsofAustria,madeof986puregold.Thealloyoftheseyellowcoinsis:900gold,
85silverand15copperthisalloywasfurthermorefoundtobemoresuitableforstrikingtheseflatcoins,andwasalsousedforallthepiecesof12.5and25lei.
Mintagefiguresforthetwotypesofthe50leiareasfollows:redgold:8,000yellowgold:20,000."
Belowarethepicturesofaveryrareessay,madefromsilver(weighing3.9grams),fromtheG.F.collection,Germania.

BelowarethepicturesofabrassessaypresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
years*18661906*,theinscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOF
copper10%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle
ROMANIA"andkingCAROLIfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.M.
denomination*20LEI*,theinscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"meaning"PRINCEOF
standingforAlfonsMichaux,theengraver'sname.
ROMANIA"andprinceCAROLI(withsidewhiskers)facingleft.UndertheneckliesA.
MICHAUX,theengraver'sname.
Mintage:15.000coins.
Thesilverandgoldcoinsstruckin1906wereissuedtocelebratethefortiethyearofreignforkingCarolIofRomania.MintedinBrussels,theyweredesignedbyAlfons
Michaux.
effectively,thelesseronesatleast.
Acopperessayofthiscoinispresentedbelow.
ThegoldcoinandcopperessaypicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
30mmdiameter,8.065g,gold90%, inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI18661906"meaning"KING
silver8.5%,copper1.5%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle OFROMANIA"andkingCAROLIbustwearingmilitaryclothesand
denomination"25LEI",crownedheraldiceagleholdingcrossinits ordersfacingleftandA.MICHAUXbelowtheleftshoulder(the
beak,swordandsceptreinitstalons,bearingbannerwiththe engraver'sname),outerpearlcircle
sentence"PRINSTATORNICIELAISBINDA",meaningTHROUGH
FAITHFULNESSTOVICTORY Mintage:24.000coins.
Thesilverandgoldcoinsstruckin1906wereissuedtocelebratethefortiethyearofreignforkingCarolIofRomania.MintedinBrussels,theyweredesignedbyAlfons
Michaux.
effectively,thelesseronesatleast.
The25lei1906goldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Thedesignofcrownedheraldiceagle,holdingcrossinitsbeak,swordandsceptreinitstalons,bearingbannerwithsentence"PRINSTATORNICIELAISBINDA",is
almostidenticaltotheoneofOrderCarolI,establishedtheverysameyear1906.
"Thegoldcoinsof50leiof1906existintwovarieties,i.e.witharedandwithayellowercolour.Thisdifferencewasintentional,inthesensethatafterafirststrikeinred
gold (consisting of an alloy of 900 gold and 100 copper), the Romanian government asked that part of the copper of the alloy be replaced by silver, in order to obtain a
yellowercolour,thusbetterresemblingthecoinsof4ducatsofAustria,madeof986puregold.Thealloyoftheseyellowcoinsis:900gold,85silverand15copperthis
alloywasfurthermorefoundtobemoresuitableforstrikingtheseflatcoins,andwasalsousedforallthepiecesof12.5and25lei.
Mintagefiguresforthetwotypesofthe50leiareasfollows:redgold:8,000yellowgold:20,000."
The25lei1906whitemetalessaypicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
40mmdiameter,16.13g,gold90%, inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI18661906"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andking
copper10%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle CAROLIbustwearingmilitaryclothesandordersfacingleft,A.MICHAUXovertheleft
inscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI50LEI"meaning"PRINCEOFROMANIA"and shoulder(theengraver'sname),outerpearlcircle
CAROLIastride,wearingtravelsuit,perhapsduringtheBulgariancampaignin18771878
(takenote:it'sPRINCE,notKING) Mintage:28.000coins.
Thesilverandgoldcoinsstruckin1906wereissuedtocelebratethefortiethyearofreignforkingCarolIof
Romania.MintedinBrussels,theyweredesignedbyAlfonsMichaux.
This highly impressive coin set features the following values: 1 leu, 5 lei, 12 1/2 lei, 20 lei, 25 lei, 50 lei and
100lei.Tothebestofourknowledge,thesecoinscirculatedeffectively,thelesseronesatleast.
ThegoldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymous
donor.
For a five year period on this page were displayed pictures through the kind permission of Mr. Clark Smith,
numismatistandrenownedspecialistinworldgoldcoins.
Aboutthevariantsofthecoin
"Thegoldcoinsof50leiof1906existintwovarieties,i.e.witharedandwithayellowercolour.Thisdifference
wasintentional,inthesensethatafterafirststrikeinredgold(consistingofanalloyof900goldand100copper),
theRomaniangovernmentaskedthatpartofthecopperofthealloybereplacedbysilver,inordertoobtainayellower
colour, thus better resembling the coins of 4 ducats of Austria, made of 986 pure gold. The alloy of these yellow
coinsis:900gold,85silverand15copperthisalloywasfurthermorefoundtobemoresuitableforstrikingthese
flatcoins,andwasalsousedforallthepiecesof12.5and25lei.
Mintagefiguresforthetwotypesofthe50leiareasfollows:redgold:8.000yellowgold:20.000."
years*18661906*,theinscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"
meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andkingCAROLIfacingleft,outerpearl
copper10%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle
circle.UndertheneckliesA.M.standingforAlfonsMichaux,theengraver's
denomination*100LEI*,theinscription"CAROLIDOMNULROMANIEI"
name.
meaning"PRINCEOFROMANIA"andprinceCAROLI(withsidewhiskers)
facingright.UndertheneckliesA.MICHAUX,theengraver'sname.
Mintage:3.000coins.
Thesilverandgoldcoinsstruckin1906wereissuedtocelebratethefortiethyearofreignforkingCarolIofRomania.MintedinBrussels,they
weredesignedbyAlfonsMichaux.
ThisRomaniangoldcoinisbothhugeandrare(3.000piecesstruck).Inovermeanconditionitspriceexceeds1.000$.
The highly impressive coin set features the following values: 1 leu, 5 lei, 12 1/2 lei, 20 lei, 25 lei, 50 lei and 100 lei. To the best of our
knowledge,thesecoinscirculatedeffectively,thelesseronesatleast.
The100lei1906goldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Foralongtimepicturesof100lei1906goldcoinwereshownonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.ClarkSmith, numismatist
andrenownedspecialistinworldgoldcoins.
ThefortyyearsofreignofCarolIwerealsocelebratedthroughatenvaluephilatelicissue.BelowisonepostalstamppicturingCarolin1866
andin1906.
Previouscoin 50bani1910,1911,1912,1914 Nextcoin
18mmdiameter,2.5g,silver83.5%,copper16.5%,grainededge inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLIhead
denomination"50BANI",ROMANIA,year1911,crownandolivebranches facingleft.UndertheneckliesTASSET,theengraver'sname.
Numberofteeth
Year Mint Mintage
ontheedge
Brussels 101
1910 3.600.000
Hamburg 120
Hamburg 120 1.600.000
1911
Brussels 101? 1.400.000
1912 Brussels 101 1.800.000
Brussels 101
1914 1.600.000
Hamburg 120
Thepicturesof50bani1911and1914coinsabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
ThecoinsstruckatBrusselshavetheteethontheedgewithstraightcorners.ThecoinsstruckatHamburghaveteethwithroundcorners.Theidentificationofthemintcanbealso
donebycountingthenumberofteethontheedgeofthecoins.Thereare120teethontheedgeoftheHamburg50banicoinsand101ontheedgeoftheBrussels50banicoins.
MrCristianCiupleacommunicatedusthefollowinginformation:50banicoinswerestruckin1911atBrusselstoo,namely1.400.000pieces.In1911werestruckatHamburgstruck
1.600.000 coins. Mr Ciuplea also published this information in German Mnzen Revue in 2000. The situation is the same for 1 leu 1911: a batch of 300.000 coins were struck in 1911 at
Brussels.
Thesecoinsweremainlystruckwithsilverfromolderusedcoinsthatweremelteddown(especiallycoinsof5lei,5millionsofsuchcoinshavingbeenmelteddowntotalfacevalueof
coinsthusmelted:28.280.000leiinformationprovidedbyMr.J.M.).
Thepictureof50bani1910coinaboveappearonthesitethankstothekindpermissionofMrCristianCiuplea.
InspiteofthefactthatRomaniawasneveramemberoftheLatinMonetaryUnion,itusedtheUnion'scointypes.So,RomaniaisamongtheEuropeancountriesthatalongtimeago
foughtforacommoncurrencyonthecontinentandsubsequentlytheleumustbeaccountedamongtheprecursorsofeuro.
The Latin Monetary Union did not only mean common values for the coin series, (almost) common exchange rates, alike diameters, titles and weights for the entire coinage of its
membersorofthecountriesthatuseditscointypes.Itoftenmeantcommonthemesforthemintageproducts,asprovenbythepicturesoftheRomanian50banicoinstruckin1914andofthe
French1francfrom1915placedsidebysidebelowforcomparison.Therewasalsoa50centimescoin(1/2francinfact),withthesamedesign.
Noticetheolivebranchandtravelontothenextpageforfurthersimilarities.
1/25/2015 1leu1910,1911,1912,1914SpinsterRomanianCoins
Previouscoin 1leu1910,1911,1912,1914 Nextcoin
denomination"1LEU",ROMANIA,year1911andandspinsterwomanholdingspindleand inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLIhead
spinningyarn,withdistaffandsickleinherbeltatlowerleftBASSARAB,alongtherim facingleft.UndertheneckliesTASSET,theengraver'sname.
(ensignofengraverCostacheBassarab)
Numberofteeth
Year Mint Mintage
ontheedge
Brussels 106
1910 4.600.000
Hamburg 102
Hamburg 102 2.273.065
1911
Brussels 106? 300.000
1912 Brussels 106 3.540.000
Brussels 106
1914 4.282.935
Hamburg 102
ThecoinsstruckatBrusselshavetheteethontheedgewithstraightcorners.ThecoinsstruckatHamburghaveteethwithroundcorners.Theidentificationofthemint
canbealsodonebycountingthenumberofteethontheedgeofthecoins.Thereare102teethontheedgeoftheHamburg1leucoinsand106onthe1leuBrusselscoins.
InthebookMoneteleRomniei(CoinsofRomania,IliescuandRadovici,2004)itismentionedthatsomeofthe1leuand2lei1914werestruckin1915,atHamburg
(Belgium'scapitalcityhadbeenoccupiedbytheGermansinAugust1914,shortlyaftertheoutbreakofWorldWarI).InthebookIstoriapoliticeinoastremonetareiaBncii
Naionale18801914,writtenbyC.I.Bicoianu(HistoryofOurMonetaryPolicyandoftheNationalBank18801914,Bucharest,1932),itismentionedthatin19151.300.000
piecesof1leuand691.734piecesof2leiwerestruck.
Mr Cristian Ciuplea communicated us the following information: 1 leu coins were struck in 1911 at Brussels too, namely 300.000 pieces. In 1911 were struck at
Hamburgstruck2.273.065coins.MrCiupleaalsopublishedthisinformationinGermanMnzenRevuein2000.Thesituationisthesamefor50bani1911:abatchof1.400.000
coinswerestruckin1911atBrussels.
Thesecoinsweremainlystruckwithsilverfromolderusedcoinsthatweremelteddown(especiallycoinsof5lei,5millionsofsuchcoinshavingbeenmelteddowntotal
facevalueofcoinsthusmelted:28.280.000leiinformationprovidedbyMr.J.M.).
The1leu1910,1911,1912and1914silvercoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofanonymousdonors.
SimilarthemesonRomanianandFrenchcoins
TheLatinMonetaryUniondidnotonlymeancommonvaluesforthecoinseries,(almost)
common exchange rates, alike diameters, titles and weights for the entire coinage of its
members or of the countries that used its coin types. It often meant common themes for the
mintageproducts,asprovenbythepicturesoftheRomanian2leicoinstruckin1914andof
theFrench1francfrom1915.
Noticethewoman,therusticattire,thehorizonline,thebarefeet,eventhesameincuse
fashionofstampingtheengraver'sname(O.RotyinthecaseoftheFrenchengraver).
PleasealsonoticethenetlysuperiordesignoftheRomaniancoin,whichhappenstobe
amongthemostbeautiful.
In spite of the fact that Romania was never a member of the Latin Monetary Union, it
usedtheUnion'scointypes.So,RomaniaisamongtheEuropeancountriesthatalongtime
ago fought for a common currency on the continent and subsequently the leu must be
accountedamongtheprecursorsofeuro.
The adoption of Latin Monetary Union coin types influenced the Romanians in various domains and over many facts of their lives. The word franc is even now a
synonymofleu,andthat'sbecausetheleuanditsotherbrethrencurrencieswereratedidenticallyforsolong.Iftodaythismeaningislessused,Iremembermygrandfather
saying not so seldom things like: "It's worth five hundred francs." or "I ran out of francs.". Francs had then yet another, larger signification, of money in Romanian, just like
paralethepluralforthenameofasmallTurkishcointhatcirculatedinthePrincipalitiesinthe19thcentury:para.
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denomination"2LEI",ROMANIA,year1910,andspinsterwomanholdingspindleand inscription"CAROLIREGEALROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA"andCAROLI
spinningyarn,withdistaffandsickleinherbeltatlowerleftBASSARAB,alongtherim headfacingleft.UndertheneckliesTASSET,theengraver'sname.
(ensignofengraverCostacheBassarab)
TheeffigyofkingCarolIonthecoinseriesof19101914wasengravedbytheFrenchartistErnestPaulinTasset(18391919).
Thesecoinsweremainlystruckwithsilverfromolderusedcoinsthatweremelteddown(especiallycoinsof5lei,5millionsofsuchcoinshavingbeenmelteddowntotalfacevalueofcoins
thusmelted:28.280.000leiinformationprovidedbyMr.J.M.).
InthebookMoneteleRomniei(CoinsofRomania,IliescuandRadovici,2004)itismentionedthatsomeofthe1leuand2lei1914werestruckin1915,atHamburg(Belgium'scapitalcity
had been occupied by the Germans in August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I). In the book Istoria politicei noastre monetare i a Bncii Naionale 18801914, written by C.I.
Bicoianu(HistoryofOurMonetaryPolicyandoftheNationalBank18801914,Bucharest,1932),itismentionedthatin19151.300.000piecesof1leuand691.734piecesof2leiwerestruck.
Numberofteeth
Year Mint Mintage
ontheedge
Aboutthenumberofteethontheedgeon2lei19101914coins Brussels ?
1910 1.800.000
The coins struck at Brussels have the teeth on the edge with straight corners. The coins struck at Hamburg 121
Hamburg have teeth with round corners. The identification of the mint can be also done by counting the 1911 Hamburg 120 1.000.000
number of teeth on the edge of the coins. In 1914 coins were struck with 120 teeth (in Hamburg) and with
124teeth(inBrussels). 1912 Brussels 124 1.500.000
Brussels 124
1914 2.452.000
Hamburg 120
Thepicturesof2leicoinsaboveappearonthesitethankstothekindpermissionofMrCristianCiuplea.
Thepicturesof2lei1911and1914coinsbelowarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
SimilarthemesonRomanianandFrenchcoins
The Latin Monetary Union did not only mean common values for the coin series, (almost) common exchange rates,
alikediameters,titlesandweightsfortheentirecoinageofitsmembersorofthecountriesthatuseditscointypes.Itoften
meantcommonthemesforthemintageproducts,asprovenbythepicturesoftheRomanian2leicoinstruckin1914andof
theFrench1francfrom1915.
Notice the woman, the rustic attire, the horizon line, the bare feet, even the same incuse fashion of stamping the
engraver'sname(O.RotyinthecaseoftheFrenchengraver).
PleasealsonoticethenetlysuperiordesignoftheRomaniancoin,whichhappenstobeamongthemostbeautiful.
InspiteofthefactthatRomaniawasneveramemberoftheLatinMonetaryUnion,itusedtheUnion'scointypes.So,
Romania is among the European countries that a long time ago fought for a common currency on the continent and
subsequentlytheleumustbeaccountedamongtheprecursorsofeuro.
TheadoptionofLatinMonetaryUnioncointypesinfluencedtheRomaniansinvariousdomainsandovermanyfactsoftheirlives.Thewordfrancisevennowasynonymofleu,andthat's
because the leu and its other brethren currencies were rated identically for so long. If today this meaning is less used, I remember my grandfather saying not so seldom things like: "It's worth five
hundredfrancs."or"Iranoutoffrancs.".Francshadthenyetanother,largersignification,ofmoneyinRomanian,justlikeparalethepluralforthenameofasmallTurkishcointhatcirculatedinthe
Principalitiesinthe19thcentury:para.

wingspreadeagleholdingacrossinitsbeak,ROMANIAandyear1921
19mmdiameter,0.896g,aluminum,flatedge
denomination"25BANI",crownand,hardlyvisible,HUGUENIN(incuse).
StruckinSwitzerland,atHugueninFrres&Co.,LeLocle.
Both the 25 and the 50 bani coins struck in 1921 come in two slightly different variants. The inner bore has either 4 or 4.5 mm across. The one you see above was
drilledwith4mm.
TheimagesofessaybelowarepresentonthesitebythekindcontributionofMRFlorinL..
Attheleftofdigit1in1921thestampedmonogramHFcanbeobserved,bearingaspecialproofthatthisessay
was manufactured in Switzerland, at Huguenin Frres & Co., in the small locality of Le Locle near the border with
France.
TheregularcoinshaveonlyinscriptionHUGUENINincuseonthefacewiththevalue.
Theseriesof25and50baniin1921couldhavebeencontinuedin1922withpiecesof1leu,2and5lei(notissued,eventually).Patternsofhighervaluescanbe
seenhere.
ThesepatternshavethesameHFmonogramincuseinthesameareaofthecoins.
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wingspreadeagleholdingacrossinitsbeak,ROMANIAandyear1921
denomination"50BANI",crownand,hardlyvisible,HUGUENIN(incuse).
StruckinSwitzerland,atHugueninFrres&Co.,LeLocle.
Both the 25 and the 50 bani coins struck in 1921 come in two slightly different variants. The inner bore has either 4 or 4.5 mm across. The one you see above was
drilledwith4.5.
Apatternfor50bani1922canbeseenclickinghere.

effigyofthekingcrownedwithalaurelwreath,facingleft(orrightinheraldicperspective),year1922
21mmdiameter,6.452g,gold90%, andinscription"FERDINANDIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"FERDINANDIKINGOFROMANIANS",
copper10%,grainededge outerpearlcircle.Undertheeffigy'sneckliesinscriptionP.M.DAMMANN,theengraver'sname.
denomination20LEI,ROMANIAandmiddlecoatofarmsofthecountry,outerpearlcircle
Mintage:300.000coins
Aboutthe1922coinset
StruckinGreatBritainatLondonRoyalMint,in1928or1929(afterOctavianIliescuandPaulRadovici,MoneteleRomniei,2004),althoughantedatedin1922.Thedecreefortheissuing
ofthesecoinswaspublishedintheOfficialGazetteonJune4th1927.KingFerdinanddiedonJuly20ththesameyear.
Thecoinpicturedherebelongstoafourcoinsetof20,25,50and100lei.20and100leisharecommondesign,thesamefor25and50.Theentiresetwasengravedbytherenowned
FrenchartistPaulMarcelDammann(18851939).ThecatalogvaluesofkingFerdinandgoldcoinsindicatethatalotofthemwerenotreleased.Mr.J.M.suggeststhatalargepartofthemintage
wasmelted,maybetostrikeothercoins.
The coins were issued to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the coronation of Ferdinand I and Mary as sovereigns of the now entire Great Romania. Through the three Unions of 1918
Romaniabecameagainwhollycomplete.TheRomanianshadbeenbroughttogetherbyMichaeltheBraveforthefirsttimein1600,thatbeingthereasonforwhichRomanianscalledWorldWarIthe
NationRecompletionWar.TheOctober1922coronationtookplaceatAlbaIulia,intheheartofTransylvania,justlikeitdidthefirsttimein1600toadddeepestsignification.
Thewarvictoriouslybroughttoitsend,kingFerdinandwasdepictedlaureate.
In2008theNationalBankofRomaniaissuedareplicaof20lei1922goldcoin,forthe90thanniversaryoftheGreatUnionfrom1stofDecember1918.
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legend"MARIAREGINAROMANILOR1922"meaning"MARYQUEENOFTHEROMANIANS
30mmdiameter,8.065g,gold90%,silver7.5%,copper2.5%,grainededge
1922"andhalfprofilecrownedeffigyofthequeentotheright(forthebeholder),outerpearl
legend"FERDINANDIREGELEROMANILOR25LEI"meaning"FERDINANDIKINGOFTHE
circle
ROMANIANS25LEI"andhalfprofilecrownedeffigyofthekingtotheleft(forthebeholder)
nexttotherightshoulderP.M.DAMMANN,nameoftheengraver,outerpearlcircle
Mintage:150.000coins
Aboutthe1922coinset
StruckinGreatBritainatLondonRoyalMint,in1928or1929(afterOctavianIliescuandPaulRadovici,MoneteleRomniei,2004),althoughantedatedin1922.The
decreefortheissuingofthesecoinswaspublishedintheOfficialGazetteonJune4th1927.KingFerdinanddiedonJuly20ththesameyear.
Thecoinpicturedherebelongstoafourcoinsetof20,25,50and100lei.20and100leisharecommondesign,thesamefor25and50.Theentiresetwasengraved
by the renowned French artist Paul Marcel Dammann (1885 1939). The catalog values of king Ferdinand gold coins indicate that a lot of them were not released. Mr. J. M.
suggeststhatalargepartofthemintagewasmelted,maybetostrikeothercoins.
ThecoinswereissuedtocelebratethefifthanniversaryofthecoronationofFerdinandIandMaryassovereignsofthenowentireGreatRomania.Throughthethree
Unionsof1918Romaniabecameagainwhollycomplete.TheRomanianshadbeenbroughttogetherbyMichaeltheBraveforthefirsttimein1600,thatbeingthereasonfor
whichRomanianscalledWorldWarItheNationRecompletionWar.TheOctober1922coronationtookplaceatAlbaIulia,intheheartofTransylvania,justlikeitdidthefirsttime
in1600toadddeepestsignification.
AboutthecrownwornbyQueenMarieathercrowning
ThecrownwornbyQueenMarieattheAlbaIuliacrowning,atOctober15th1922,appearsonthe25leiand50leicoinsinthisset.Thecrownwasmanufacturedat
Paris,atthejewelryfirm"Falize",afterthesketchesoftheRomanianpainterCostinPetrescu.HeinspiredhimselffromthecrownwornbyLadyElenaDespina(wifeofNeagoe
Basarab,rulerofWalachiabetween1512and1521,daughteroftheSerbiandespotJovanBrankovic)onthevotivepaintingofthebishopricchurchinCurteadeArge.
Thecrownhasradiatearms,endingwithfleurdelis.Thecrownhasmanyinsertedgems.Ateachsideisapendant,withadiskwiththreerowsofbeadsendedwitha
"cruxgammata",acrosswitharmsshapedliketheGreeklettergamma.OnthedisksarerepresentedtheRomanianandrespectivelytheGreatBritaincoatofarms(thelast,as
ahomagetotheBritishoriginofQueenMarie).Atopisacruxgammata.Fromtheartisticpointofview,thecrownbelongstothe1900style(ArtNouveau).
The crown has almost 2 kg, 17.5 centimeters in diameter at the bottom and 18 centimeters in height. Nowadays it is displayed at the National History Museum in
Bucharest,intheTreasuryRoom.
AboutQueenMarie(Maria,Mary)
ThefutureQueenMarieofRomaniawasbornonthe3rdofOctober1875,beingthedaughterofAlfred,DukeofEdinburgh(thesecondsonofQueenVictoriaafter
1893,DukeofSaxeCoburgGotha),andoftheRussianGrandDuchessMaria(daughterofTsarAlexanderIIofRussia).
LadyMarie,princessofEdinburgh,marriedFerdinand,crownprinceofRomania,inDecember1892.Thecouplehadsixchildren:Carol(18931953,futurekinkCarol
II),Elisabeta(18941961),Marioara(18991961),Nicolae(19031978),Ileana(19081991)andMircea(19131916).
Strongpersonality,verybeautifulwoman,extremelyrespectedbytheRomanianarmy,MariereallylovedRomania.InthesecondBalkanWarsheworkedfortheRed
Cross,asheadnurseoftheZimniceaMilitaryCamp,wheresoldierssickofcholera(returnedfromBulgaria)weretreated.Shewashelpedinherdutybysomesistersfromthe
wellknown congregation Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and by many brave Romanian women. It seems that Marie had an important role in the decision of
Romania'sjoiningtheAlliesin1916intheWorldWarI.
QueenMariediedonJuly18th1938.HerheartwassenttoBalcic(herfavoritetown,theformersummerretreatofRomanianroyaltyandaristocracy,inthesouthern
partoftheRomanianDobrogea(Dobruja),nowadaysBalchikinBulgaria),herbodybeingentombedintheroyalburialabbeyofCurteadeArge."BeforegoingfromCotroceni
Palaceonherverylastway,theQueenwassalutedbythesoldierswiththebayonetsthrustedintothegroundandwiththeweaponsbuttendabove,uniquegesturethatthe
[Romanian]Armyneverofferedtoanyotherhumanbeing."fromMr.AlexMihaiStoenescu'sbook"IstorialoviturilordestatnRomnia=Historyofthecoupsd'tatinRomania"
(vol.II,Bucharest,2001,inRomanian).
QueenMariealsoappears,wearingthesamecrown,onagold100leicoinfrom2010.

40mmdiameter,16.13g,gold90%,silver7.5%,copper2.5%,grainededge legend"MARIAREGINAROMANILOR1922"meaning"MARYQUEENOFTHEROMANIANS
legend"FERDINANDIREGELEROMANILOR50LEI"meaning"FERDINANDIKINGOFTHE 1922"andhalfprofilecrownedeffigyofthequeentotheright,outerpearlcircle
ROMANIANS50LEI"andhalfprofilecrownedeffigyofthekingtotheleftnexttotheright
shoulderP.M.DAMMANN,nameoftheengraver,outerpearlcircle Mintage:105.000coins
Aboutthe1922coinset
Struck in Great Britain at London Royal Mint, in 1928 or 1929 (after Octavian Iliescu and Paul Radovici,
MoneteleRomniei,2004),althoughantedatedin1922.Thedecreefortheissuingofthesecoinswaspublishedin
theOfficialGazetteonJune4th1927.KingFerdinanddiedonJuly20ththesameyear.
Thecoinpicturedherebelongstoafourcoinsetof20,25,50and100lei.20and100leisharecommon
design,thesamefor25and50.TheentiresetwasengravedbytherenownedFrenchartistPaulMarcelDammann
(18851939).ThecatalogvaluesofkingFerdinandgoldcoinsindicatethatalotofthemwerenotreleased.Mr.J.
M.suggeststhatalargepartofthemintagewasmelted,maybetostrikeothercoins.
The coins were issued to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the coronation of Ferdinand I and Mary as
sovereigns of the now entire Great Romania. Through the three Unions of 1918 Romania became again wholly
complete.TheRomanianshadbeenbroughttogetherbyMichaeltheBraveforthefirsttimein1600,thatbeingthe
reason for which Romanians called World War I the Nation Recompletion War. The October 1922 coronation took
placeatAlbaIulia,intheheartofTransylvania,justlikeitdidthefirsttimein1600toadddeepestsignification.
Belowarepresentedthepicturesoftwounifaceessaysmadefrombronze,fromtheG.F.collection,Germany.Bothessayshavethickrim.
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35mmdiameter,32.26g,gold90%, effigyofthekingcrownedwithalaurelwreath,facingleft(orrightinheraldicperspective),year1922
copper10%,flatedge,outerpearlcircle andinscription"FERDINANDIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"FERDINANDIKINGOFROMANIANS",
denomination100LEI,ROMANIAandmiddlecoatofarmsofthecountry.Ontheedgetheinscription outerpearlcircle.Undertheeffigy'sneckliesinscriptionP.M.DAMMANN,theengraver'sname.
PATRIA SI DREPTUL MEU
meaningHOMELANDANDMYRIGHT Mintage:30.000coins
Aboutthe1922coinset
StruckinGreatBritainatLondonRoyalMint,in1928or1929(afterOctavianIliescuandPaulRadovici,MoneteleRomniei,2004),althoughantedatedin1922.Thedecreefortheissuing
ofthesecoinswaspublishedintheOfficialGazetteonJune4th1927.KingFerdinanddiedonJuly20ththesameyear.
Thecoinpicturedherebelongstoafourcoinsetof20,25,50and100lei.20and100leisharecommondesign,thesamefor25and50.Theentiresetwasengravedbytherenowned
FrenchartistPaulMarcelDammann(18851939).ThecatalogvaluesofkingFerdinandgoldcoinsindicatethatalotofthemwerenotreleased.Mr.J.M.suggeststhatalargepartofthemintage
wasmelted,maybetostrikeothercoins.
The coins were issued to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the coronation of Ferdinand I and Mary as sovereigns of the now entire Great Romania. Through the three Unions of 1918
Romaniabecameagainwhollycomplete.TheRomanianshadbeenbroughttogetherbyMichaeltheBraveforthefirsttimein1600,thatbeingthereasonforwhichRomanianscalledWorldWarIthe
NationRecompletionWar.TheOctober1922coronationtookplaceatAlbaIulia,intheheartofTransylvania,justlikeitdidthefirsttimein1600toadddeepestsignification.
Thewarvictoriouslybroughttoitsend,kingFerdinandwasdepictedlaureate.
ROMANIA,year1924andRomaniancoatofarmsbothatleftandrightofthecoatofarms
threefiveraystarsouterpearlcircle
21mmdiameter,3.5g,copper75%,nickel25%,grainededge,outerpearlcircle
inscription"BUNPENTRU"=GOODFOR,denomination"1LEU",wheatearswreath
Mintage:100.000.000coins(Brussels)
100.007.255coins(Poissy)
Thecoinsstruckin1924weremintedintwomints.ThecoinsstruckinBrusselshavenodistinctivesigns.ThelightningmarkedcoinswerestruckattheCoinageFrench
Society(Poissybranch).ThemintagesaretakenfromSchfferStambuliucatalogfrom2009.InMBRthetotalmintagefigureforthisissueis200.006.255pieces,1.000less.
Brussels Poissy
TheBrusselscoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Anessayfor1leu1924piecestruckatPoissycanbeseenhere.
ROMANIA,year1924andRomaniancoatofarmsbothatleftand
25mmdiameter,7g,copper75%,nickel25%,grainededge,outer
rightofthecoatofarmsthreefiveraystarsouterpearlcircle
pearlcircle
inscription"BUNPENTRU"=GOODFOR,denomination"2LEI",
Mintage:50.000.000coins(Brussels)
wheatearswreath
50.008.000coins(Poissy)
The coins struck in 1924 were minted in two mints. The coins struck in Brussels have no distinctive signs. The lightning marked coins were
struckattheCoinageFrenchSociety(Poissybranch).ThemintagesaretakenfromSchfferStambuliucatalogfrom2009.InMBRthetotalmintage
figure for this issue is 100.000.000 pieces, 8.000 less. In comparison with the mintage figures given by Romanian numismatic literature, the record
booksofthePoissymint[1]gave298piecesmoreforthe2leicoin50,008,298pieces.
Brussels Poissy
AbouttheMintfromPoissy
ThecityofPoissyisplacedontheleftbankofSeineRiver,atabout20kilometersfromdowntownParis,inthedepartmentofYvelines.Atthe
timesofPoissymintfunctioning,thecitywaspartofSeineetOisedepartment.
The mint of the French Company of Coinage from Poissy (l'Atelier Montaire de la Socit Franaise de Monnayage de Poissy) was
establishedin1922.TheheadquartersofthecompanywasinParis.ThesocietywasespeciallyestablishedforstrikingFrench5and10centimesof
typeLindauer(theoneswithaholeinthecenter,similarwiththeRomanian5and10banifrom19051906)afterWW1inFrancetherewasanacute
shortageofsmallchange.ThecoinproductionstartedinthesecondhalfofMarch1922.ThefirstcoinswerestruckforMorocco.
The Poissy mint had 12 coin presses, each being capable of striking around 2530 pieces per minute. Here were struck approximately 632
millioncoinsforRomania,Monaco,Indochina,Morocco,Greece,Senegal,Yugoslavia,Bulgaria,Uruguaybutalsoseveralmillionsofvarioustokens.
ForRomaniathemintofPoissystruck100,007,255piecesof1leu1924and50,008,298piecesof2lei1924.Incomparisonwiththemintagefigures
givenbyRomaniannumismaticliterature,therecordbooksofthePoissymintgave298piecesmoreforthe2leicoin.
TheblanksusedforstrIkingcoinsbythePoissymintwereproducedatLeHavreandatDivessurmer(notfarfromLeHavre).
ThePoissymintwasclosedonthe31stofDecember1927,duetothefierceinternationalcompetitiononthecoinproducingmarket.
Reference
[1]leFloch,J.,lmentsdenumismatique.L'ateliermontairedePoissy(SeineetOise)de19221927.(ElementsofNumismatics.TheMint
ofPoissy(SeineetOise)from1922at1927.)Cercled'tudesHistoriquesetArchologiquesdePoissy(CEHA),Poissy,2006.
In the images below a striking error is presented. The error appeared as result of the blank displacement inside the die. The pictures were
madeavailabletoRomaniancoinsbyMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
Anotherpieceof2leiissuedin1924featuringastrikingflaw(mostprobablyithaspassedseveraltimesthroughthedie)ispresentedbelow.
inscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA",year1930and
21mmdiameter,3.5g,copper79%,zinc20%,nickel1%,grainededge
MIHAIIheadtotheleft,outerpearlcircle
denomination"5lei",Romaniancoatofarms,sixfiveraystarsandensignsofthe
manufacturermint,outerpearlcircle
Thepicturesofthe5lei1930coinstruckatKing'sNortonaboveappearsonthesitethankstothekindpermissionofMrCristianCiuplea.
Mintsthatstruck5lei1930coins
The5lei1930coinswithkingMihaiIwerestruckinthreemintsfromabroad.
ThecoinsstruckinParis(below,atleft)haveahornofplentywithcoinspouringoutofit(mintsign)ontheleftofthecoatofarmsandatorchontherightas
distinctivesigns.ThetorchmarksthechiefengraveroftheParisianMint,HenryAugusteJulesPatey.
TheonesstruckinBirminghamatKing'sNortonMetalCompanyaremarkedwithKN in the lower obverse, and the ones struck at Birmingham at Heaton
withanHatthesamespot(thedetailsbelowandthewholecoinsaboveandbelow).
Hornofplentyandtorch KN H
Mostprobably30.000.000coinswerestruckatParisandtherestof30millionsatBirmingham15.000.000atHeatonand15.000.000atKing'sNorton.
Aboutthenumberofteethontheedge
It is interesting to observe that the number of teeth on the edge differs from one mint to another. There are 114 teeth at the coins struck at Heaton
Birmingham,115atthecoinsstruckatParisand120tothecoinsstruckatKing'sNortoninBirmingham.
InMonedeiBancnoteRomneti(RomanianCoinsandBanknotes,1977)itismentionedthatthecoinswithanHwerestruckat"Heaton,London".But
thecoinsstruckatHeatonwere(usually)markedbyanH,andHeatonMintfunctionedalwaysatBirmingham,neveratLondon.
The1930coinsofMihaiIcirculatedrelativelyverylittleduetohisbeingoverthrownedbyhisfatherCarolII,thesameveryyear.
Astrikingerror:asresultofoverimposinganothercoinbetweentheblankandthedie,anegativestampingappearedonthereverseofthiscuriosity.The
picturesweremadeavailabletoRomaniancoinsbyMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
Hornofplenty(cornucopia)andtorchonanothercoin
Thespecialensignsarenotthatclearonthesecoins.TobettercomprehendthemarkingsofthecoinsstruckinFrance,takealookatthepicturebelow
takenfromaoneleptonCretancoinfrom1901,likewisemarked.Thehornofplentyandthetorchareplainlyfeaturedandsoclearlyvisible.
We also raise another problem at the same time.
For what we know from our material resurces, the horn of
plenty stands for a French mint in Paris, and the torch
marks engraver Henry Auguste Jules Patey. This cannot
be accurate, completely accurate at least, since we see
thesametwosignsontheCretan(coinabove),beingalso
abletodoubtlesslyreadthenameoftheengravorBorrel.
The Latin spelling Borrel was confirmed by Mr. Stefan De
Lombaert.
Mr.StefanDeLombaerthavesolvedourproblem:
the torch personal sign of Henry Auguste Jules Patey
(1855 1930), chief engraver of the Paris Mint between
1896and1930appearsonallthecoinsstruckatParisin
that period. So, the coin is struck under Patey, but it is
possible that the engraver be another person, not
mentionedonthecoin!Between1930and1958thechief
engraverwasLucienBazor(18891974),markedbyawing,signthatappearsalsoonthe10lei1930,20lei1930and100lei1932coinsstruckatParis.
theinscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANIEI"meaning"KINGOFROMANIA",year1930andMIHAIIhead
facingleft,outerpearlcircle
denomination"20lei",fourwomeninfolkloricattireandBASSARABatlowerright,alongtherim(ensign
ofengraverCostacheBassarab),outerpearlcircle
http://romaniancoins.org/20lei1930m.html 1/4
Thesecoinswerestruckatthreedifferentmints.TheonesstruckinBirminghamatKing'sNortonMetalCompanyaremarkedwithKN near the edge. At Heaton Birmingham were struck

coinswiththemintsignHunderthewomen(imageabove)andatRoyalMintLondoncoinswithoutanydistinctivesign.ThecoinpicturedatrightisstruckatLondon,becauseithasnodistinctive
sign.
The pictures of the coin minted at Heaton on this page and the information about the fact that the coins without mint sign were struck at London are present on the site through the
contributionofMr.CristianCiuplea.
ThepicturesofthecoinstruckatLondonandofthecoinstruckatKing'sNortonarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Fromthetotalnumberof50.000.000coins,atLondonwerestruck40.000.000piecesand10millionsatBirmingham,5.000.000atHeatonandthesamenumberatKing'sNorton.
InMonedeiBancnoteRomneti(RomanianCoinsandBanknotes,1977)itismentionedthatthecoinswithHandwithoutmintsignwerestruckbothat"Heaton,London".Butthecoins
struckatHeatonwere(usually)markedbyanH,andHeatonMintfunctionedalwaysatBirmingham,neveratLondon.Inconclusion,theuseoftheHeatonMintnameinthiscaseisanerror.The
coinswithoutmintsignwerestruckatRoyalMintLondon.
The1930coinsofMihaiIcirculatedverylittleduetohisbeingoverthrownedbyhisfatherCarolII,thesameveryyear.
Somehow rare and dear, this coin is almost impossible to be found in good condition. Among the numismatists it is known as the Hora or the Hora Coin. I found, to my surprise, when
consultinganinstanceoftheWebsterdictionary,thathoraisconsideredtobealsoanEnglishword.Webster'sdescriptionputsit:alivelyRomanianandIsraelifolkdanceperformedinacircle.The
factthatnooneseemstobecapableofreadingthiscoinshouldbeonlytakenintoaccountasembarassingforRomaniannumismaticsandnumismatistsboth.Thefourcharactershavenotbeen
pictureddancing,asthewordwenttoawidespreadandisstillgoingamongRomaniancoincollectors(idestHora),insteadthecoindisplaystheGreatRomaniaAllegory.
AboutthestatueofGreatRomaniafromIai
TheGreatRomaniaAllegory:MotherRomaniagreetsbackherdaughters,Basarabia,BucovinaandTransilvania,thataltogetherreturnedtotheMotherLandin1918.Thisimagewas
notoriousinanotsofarfromnowperiodoftime.Therejoiningencounterwasimmortalized(somehowunproperlysaid,asIwilllaterpoint)instonebysculptressOlgaSturza,thestatuehavingbeen
donated to the city hall of Iai (former capital city of the principality of Moldavia) on first of August 1924. The work of art was placed on the very location where today resides the statue of Mihai
Eminescu,atthefeetofCopouHill.
Theimagebelowcomesfromapostalcardprintedin1929.Onemayreckonthatdespitecertaintinydifferencesitisthesameallegory.
GreatRomaniaStatue1924
Asyoucansee,asmallchildatthebaseofthestatuarygroupisstrivingtoreachtoMotherRomaniaasidetheotherthreedaughters(cleareronthesecondpicture).Thechildstandsforall
theRomaniansleftoutsidetheboundariessetin1919.ShortlyaftertheRussiansenteredIaiin1944,thestatuewashammereduntilunrecognizable,itsshapelessremaindersandremindersbeing
removedafewyearslater.
Aftertheregimeshiftin1989,undertheadministrationofmayorConstantinSimirad,thestatuewascraftedagaintoinitialparametersandemplacedthistimerightinfrontoftheMedicine
andPharmacyUniversityontheIndependenceBoulevard.
StatueofGreatRomania(RomniaMare)
Speakingaboutlostsignificationsandcastingacloserlookatthepicture,onemayrightfullywonderhowmuchwillitbegoingtotakeuntilthepassingpedestrianswillstareatthestatuein
doubttryingtofigureoutwhydoesthetallwomanwearamilitaryhelmetandwhatwarcoulditbeallabout.
theinscription"CAROLIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS"and
23mmdiameter,5g,copper79%,zinc20%,nickel1%,grainededge
CAROLIIheadfacingleft,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.LAVRILLIER,the
denomination"10lei",year1930andwingspread,crownedeagleholdingcrossinitsbeak,
engraver'sname
swordandscepterinitstalonsoneagle'sbreastashielddisplayingthecrownedmonogram
ofCarolIIinsteadofRomania'scoatofarms,outerpearlcircle
Mintsthatstruck10lei1930coinsforkingCarolII
The10leicoinsstruckin1930weremintedinseveralmints.ThecoinsstruckinParis(above)haveahornofplentywithcoinspouringoutofit(mintsign)ontheleft
and a wing on the right as distinctive signs. The wing marks the chief engraver of the Parisian Mint, Lucien Bazor. There are pieces minted at Paris with sides facing either
commonly (inverted) or the medal fashion (upright). At Heaton Birmingham were struck coins with the mint sign H near the year and at Royal Mint London coins without any
distinctivesign(liketheoneonthenextpage).TheonesstruckinBirminghamatKing'sNortonMetalCompanyaremarkedwithKN.Theinformationaboutthefactthatthe
coinswithoutmintsignwerestruckatLondonispresentonthesitethroughthecontributionofMr.CristianCiuplea.
From the total number of 60.000.000 coins, 30.000.000 were struck at London pieces, 15 millions at Paris and the other 15 millions at Birmingham, 7.500.000 at
HeatonandthesamenumberatKing'sNorton.
InMonedeiBancnoteRomneti(RomanianCoinsandBanknotes,1977)itismentionedthatthecoinswithHandwithoutmintsignwerestruckbothat"Heaton,
London". But the coins struck at Heaton were (usually) marked by an H, and Heaton Mint functioned always at Birmingham, never at London. In conclusion, the use of the
HeatonMintnameinthiscaseisanerror.ThecoinswithoutmintsignwerestruckatRoyalMintLondon.
Itisinterestingtoobservethatthenumberofteethontheedgediffersfromoneminttoanother.Thereare113teethatthecoinsstruckatLondon,110atthosestruck
atParisand115atthecoinsstruckatKing'sNortoninBirmingham(wedidnotcheckthecoinswithH,struckatHeaton).
TheParis,HeatonandKing'sNortoncoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
1/25/2015 20lei1930kingCarolIIRomanianCoins
theinscription"CAROLIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning
"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS"andCAROLIIheadfacingleft,
denomination"20lei",year1930andwingspread,crownedeagleholding
outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesA.LAVRILLIER,the
crossinitsbeak,swordandscepterinitstalonsoneagle'sbreastashield
engraver'sname.
displayingthecrownedmonogramofCarolIIinsteadofRomania'scoatof
arms,outerpearlcircle
Mintsthatstruck20lei1930coinsforkingCarolII
The20leicoinsstruckbykingCarolIIin1930weremintedinseveralmints.
ThecoinsstruckinParishaveahornofplentywithcoinspouringoutofit(mint
sign)ontheleftandawingontherightasdistinctivesigns(thepictureatright).The
wingmarksthechiefengraveroftheParisianMint,LucienBazor.
At Royal Mint in London coins without any distinctive sign were struck (images
above).
The coins struck in Birmingham at King's Norton Metal Company are marked
withKN.AtHeatonBirminghamwerestruckcoinswiththemintsignHneartheyear
(picturesbelow).
The pictures at right and below and the information about the fact that the
coins without mint sign were struck at London are present on the site through the
kindcontributionofMr.CristianCiuplea.
InMonedeiBancnoteRomneti(RomanianCoinsandBanknotes,1977)itis
mentioned that the coins with H and without mint sign were struck at "Heaton,
London".ButthecoinsstruckatHeatonwere(usually)markedbyanH,andHeaton
Mint functioned always at Birmingham, never at London. In conclusion, the use of
the Heaton Mint name in this case is an error. The coins without mint sign were
struckatRoyalMintLondon.
It is interesting to observe that the number of teeth on the edge differs from
oneminttoanother.Thereare137teethatthecoinsstruckatLondonand131at
thecoinsstruckatParis(wecheckedonlythesetwovariants).
Fake20lei1930coins
Romaniannumismaticsknowslotsoffakes.Therearethecounterfait(orbogus)pieces,aswouldbethe"mrior"coinsof1ban1883and1ban1888,replicas
pretendinggenuinenessandquitecommononthemarket.
Thefraudsagainstthestatearemorenumerous.Wearetalkingaboutfakemoneywhichimitatedbetterorworsetheofficialissuesandwhichcirculatedeffectively.
Somewereobtainedthroughstriking,employingmethodsresemblingtheonesusedinthemintprocessessandfakesthatwerecast(molded).Thecastfakeshaveporous
surfaceandcorruptdetails,duetothetechnologicalproblems.
Usuallythesecounterfaitsaremadeofadifferentalloyandtheirdiameterisalsodifferent.
Theimagesabovepictureaneasilyrecognizablefakebytheaspectoftheeffigyandtheshiveringshapeoftheletters.Moreover,themassisnotproper.Thepiece
displayedisjust7.1gramsinsteadofthe7.5gramsoftheoriginal.
Belowarethepicturesofotherfakes,thefirsthaving6.6gramsandthesecond10.37grams.
ThepicturesofthefakecoinsabovewereprovidedforRomaniancoinsbyMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
Belowaretheimagesofafake20leimadefromlead.ThepicturesarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.AdrianPopovici.
inscription"CAROLIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",year1932andCAROL
IIheadfacingright.UndertheneckliesA.LAVRILLIER,theengraver'sname.
31mmdiameter,14g,silver50%,copper40%,zinc5%,nickel5%,grainededge
denomination"100lei"andRomaniancoatofarmsinsidelaurelwreath
Mintage:16.400.000coins(London,withoutmarks)
2.000.000coins(Paris,cornucopiaandwing)
The100lei1932coinsweremintedabroad,intwomints.
ThecommonvariantisstruckatLondon(16.400.000coins,thefirstimageonthispage)ormaybe16.800.000valuefromSchfferStambuliucatalogfrom2009.
Theothervariant2.000.000coinsisstruckatParis,havingahornofplenty(mintsign)ontheleftandawingontherightasdistinctivesigns.Thewingmarksthechiefengraverofthe
ParisianMint,LucienBazor.TheimagesoftheParisiancoinappearsonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.AndruC.OtherpicturesofaParisian100lei1932coinappearedfora
long time on Romanian coins through the kind permission of Mr. Adrian Popovici. The pictures of the coin struck at London are present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of an
anonymousdonor.
In Monede i Bancnote Romneti (Romanian Coins and Banknotes, 1977) it is mentioned that the coins without mint sign were struck at
"Heaton,London".ButthecoinsstruckatHeatonwere(usually)markedbyanH,andHeatonMintfunctionedalwaysatBirmingham,neveratLondon.
Inconclusion,theuseoftheHeatonMintnameinthiscaseisanerror.ThecoinswithoutmintsignwerestruckatRoyalMintLondon.
The information about the fact that the coins without mint sign were struck at London is present on the site through the contribution of Mr.
CristianCiuplea.HealsoinformedusthatessaysfromParisexistwiththemintandengraversignsontheothercoinfacethantheregular(business)
strike.
Theimagesabovepictureacounterfeitweighingonly11.51gramsinsteadof14,theweightofanoriginalcoin.ThepicturesofthefakecoinabovewereprovidedforRomaniancoinsby
Mr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
Belowarethepicturesofabronzefake,presentonoursitethroughthekindpermissionofMr.AdrianPopovici.
Aboveyoucanseeacounterfeitcoin(madeoflead),presentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.ronKovcs.
theinscription"CAROLIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",
29mmdiameter,13.5g,silver75%,
CAROLIIheadfacingleftandyear1935.UndertheneckliesI.Jalea,theengraver'sname.
copper25%,grainededge
denomination"250LEI"andRomaniancoatofarms
Theedgeofthecoinisadornedwithtwowavylines,separatedbyarhombuswithcurvilinearsides.Thesmallaxisofthetworhombiisvertical.
Thiscoinisquitehardtofindandnotascheapasexpectedgiventhemintageof4.500.000pieces.
TheuncirculatedsilvercoinpicturesbelowarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.

Below you can see a counterfeit coin made of bronze, present on Romaniancoins through the kind permission of Mr. Adrian Popovici. A good share of the fakes
introducedonthemarketintheperiodbetweenthetwoWorldWarsandduringtheSecondWorldWarweremanufacturedinsidetheveryRomanianStateMint,withthevery
originaldies.Severalcommonmetalsandalloyswereused.Mostoftenencounteredarethebronzeandleadfakes.
CAROLIIheadwithparadeheaddress,facingleftouterpearlcircle.Underthenecklies
24mmdiameter,5.83g,Ni97.5%,grainededge
I.Jalea,theengraver'sname.
denomination"50lei",year1937andRomaniancoatofarms,atleftlaureltwig,atrightoak
twigouterpearlcircle
8.000.000coinsin1938
Thenickelcoinsof100leimintedin1936and1938(shownonthenextpage)andthoseof50leiof1937and1938weredrawnoutofcirculationonceWW2started.
Thecoinsstruckduringthewarweremadeofzinc(2,5and20lei)ornickelplatediron(100lei),solutionscheaperthannickelitselfandalsolessnecessarytothearmament
industry.AccordinglytoSchfferStambuliucatalogfrom2009,thealloyofthesecoinscontain1.5%cobalt.
Thepiecespulledoutweredemonetized,thatisstampedinsideapatternthatimpressedbothontheobverseandreverseparalellinesandconcentriccircles(varying
fromcasetocase).Thisstepforewentdestructionandwasmeanttohinderfraudulentreintroductionofthecoinsbackagainonthemarketbytheoperatorsthatwereassigned
toretrievethepreciousmetal.Belowthereissuchamarkedcoin(formelting)thatsomehowescapeddestruction.ThepicturesbelowweremadeavailabletoRomanian coins
byMrCtlinGavril.
CAROLIIheadfacingleftouterpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesI.Jalea,theengraver's
27mmdiameter,8.2g,nickel97.5%,grainededge
name.
denomination"100lei",year1936andRomaniancoatofarms,atleftlaureltwig,atrightoak
twigouterpearlcircle
Mintage1936:20.230.446coins
AccordingtotheinformationfromthebookMoneteleRomniei(IliescuandRadovici,2004),some100leicoinswithyear1936werestruckin1937too.Fromthesame
book:only16.750.000coinswithyear1936werestruckduringthetwoyearsofstriking.
Theedgeofthecoinisadornedwithtwowavylines,separatedbyarhombus.Thesmallaxisofthetworhombiishorizontal.
Thepicturesof100lei1936coinabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Aboutthedemonetizationofthenickelcoinsissuedin19361938
Thenickelcoinsof100leimintedin1936and1938(20.230.446respectively3.250.000pieces)andthoseof50leiof1937and1938(shownonthepreviouspage,
12.000.000respectively8.000.000pieces)weredrawnoutofcirculationonceWW2started.Thecoinsstruckduringthewarweremadeofzinc(2,5and20lei)ornickelplated
iron(100lei),solutionscheaperthannickelitselfandalsolessnecessarytothearmamentindustry.
Thepiecespulledoutweredemonetized,thatisstampedinsideapatternthatimpressedbothontheobverseandreverseparalellinesandconcentriccircles(varying
fromcasetocase).Thisstepforewentdestructionandwasmeanttohinderfraudulentreintroductionofthecoinsbackagainonthemarketbytheoperatorsthatwereassigned
toretrievethepreciousmetal.Belowthereissuchamarkedcoin(formelting)thatsomehowescapeddestruction.
ThedemonetizedcoinsweresentformeltingtotheGermancompanyVereinigteDeutscheMetallwerkeAG(VDM)atAltena,acityfromNorthRhineWestphalia.The
plantofAltenawasspecializedinnickelmetallurgy,andhereweremadethenickelplatedironplanchetsonwhichthe100lei1943and1944werestruck.Therecoverednickel
waspartiallyusedforplatingthementionedironplanchets,theresthavingbeenusedbytheGermanindustry.
AllthedemonetizedcoinspicturesabovewereprovidedtoRomaniancoinsbyMrMoiseAlexandruRzvan.
Aboutnickelcoinsandaboutnickel
The50and100leicoinsissuedin1936,1937and1938arethefirst(and,sincetoday,theonly)Romaniancoinsmadefromnickel.TheRomaniancoinageusedthe
nickelforthefirsttimeatthecupronickelcoinsof1900(5,10and20bani1900).ThefirstmodernnickelcoinisaSwiss20centimesfrom1881.Evensomeantiquenickelcoins
exist, struck in the 2nd century B.C. in Bactria, a territory located in the nowadays Afghanistan, conquered by Alexander the Great and afterwards turned into a Hellenistic
kingdom.ItisnotknownforsurewheredidthenickelusedbytheBactriansforcoinagecomefrom.
Nickelisasilverywhitemetal,ferromagnetic,andveryresistanttocorrosionandoxidation.TheUS5centpiece,named"nickel",ismadefromacopperandnickelalloy
that is not ferromagnetic. So, despite its name, no pure nickel! The coppernickel alloys with less nickel are not ferromagnetic because their Curie points (the temperature at
whichthemagneticpropertieschange,byheating,fromferromagnetictoparamagnetic)arebelowthecommontemperaturesofthesurroundingmedium.Orsomethingalike...
NowadaysthebestknownnickelcoinsaretheonesstruckbyCanada,e.g.10and25centsissuedafter1978.
Below you can see a counterfeit coin (made of lead?), present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of Mr. ron Kovcs. A good share of the fakes
introducedonthemarketintheperiodbetweenthetwoWorldWarsandduringtheSecondWorldWarweremanufacturedinsidetheveryRomanianStateMint,withthevery
originaldies.Severalcommonmetalsandalloyswereused.Mostoftenencounteredarethebronzeandleadfakes.
1/25/2015 1leu1938,1939,1940and1941RomanianCoins
inscription"ROMANIA",crown,year1938,wreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)andanoakbranch
(right)
18mmdiameter,2.75g,copper80%,zinc19%,nickel1%,flatedge
denomination"1LEU"andcorncob,underwhichliesI.Jalea,theengraver'sname
1/25/2015 1leu1938,1939,1940and1941RomanianCoins
1939 1940
AccordingtotheinformationfromthebookMoneteleRomniei(IliescuandRadovici,2004fromwhichthemintagesweretaken),the1leu1938and1leu1939coinswereactuallyissued
in1940.All"corncob"coinswerestruckinBucharest.AccordingtoMBR,atotalmintageof100.100.000piecesof1leuwerestruck(valuethatcorrespondswiththesumofthefouryears'mintage
figurestakenfromMoneteleRomniei),fromwhich27.900.000coinswerestruckin1938.
Thepicturesof1leucoinsabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
30mmdiameter,12g,silver83.5%, inscription"CAROLIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",CAROLII
copper16.5%,flatedge headfacingright.
denomination"250LEI",Romaniancoatofarmsandyear1939,wreathmadefromgrapevine UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
withleavesandclustersandwheatears
Incuseontheedge:+MUNCA+CREDINTA+REGE+NATIUNEmeaningWORKFAITHKING Mintagein1939:10.000.000coins
NATION Mintagein1940:8.000.000coins

Twodifferentsignswereusedtoseparatethewordsintheincuseinscriptionontheedge(imagesabove).Eachsignappearstwotimes.Thefirstsignisacrossina
square,thesecondisaMaltesecrosslookingliketheoneusedbytheorganization"Strajarii"TheCountryWard,initiatedandpatronizedbythekingCarolII.Thetwosigns
arepresentedinthepicturesbelow.TheMaltesecrossmarksthebeginningofthewordsCREDINTAandNATIUNE.

Coins with the face value of 250 lei were struck also under the king Mihai I (Michael I), in 1941. These coins bear on the edge the inscriptions NIHIL SINE DEO or
TOTULPENTRUTARA.Althoughthefacesbearingthevalueof250leiseemtobeidentical,theyaredifferent.Anobviousdifferenceisshowninthedetailpicturesbelow(the
wheatleafneardigit2in250isstraightonthe1939coins,atleft,orbentonthe1941coins,atright).Belowisalsopresenteda1940coin,throughthekindpermissionofMr.
RaduLissner.
1/25/2015 goldcoinsset1939RomanianCoins
Previouscoin goldset1939 Nextcoin
legendCAROLIIREGELEROMANILORmeaning"KINGOFROMANIANS"andking
facevalue20LEI,ROMANIA,year193[9]writtenintwoparts(thelast9ismissing),aneagleholdingacrowninitsbeak,with
CAROLIIfacingright
spreadwings,seatedatoptheRomaniancoatofarms
facevalue20LEI,ROMANIA,year1939writtenintwoparts,Romaniancoatofarmswithacrownatop,atleftandrighttwo legendCAROLIIREGELEROMANILORmeaning"KINGOFROMANIANS"andking
branchesaroundwhicharibboniswrapped.TheribbonbearstheLatininscriptionNIHILSINEDEOmeaningNOTHINGWITHOUT CAROLIIfacingright
GOD.
facevalue100LEI,ROMANIA,year1939writtenintwoparts,insideaninnerlinearcircleanarchangelwithspreadwings, legendCAROLIIREGELEROMANILORmeaning"KINGOFROMANIANS"andking
holdingwithbothhandsaswordandsupportingashieldwiththeRomaniancoatofarms CAROLIIfacingright.Undertheneckliesthenameoftheengraver,E.W.BECKER.
legendCAROLIIREGELEROMANILORmeaning"KINGOFROMANIANS"andking
facevalue100LEIbetweentwotriangularsigns,ROMANIA,year1939writtenintwoparts,avegetalwreathbeneathanequal
CAROLIIfacingright.Undertheneckliesthenameoftheengraver,E.W.BECKER.
lenghtarmedcross,endedwithfleursdelis.AbovethecrossashieldwiththeRomaniancoatofarms.
41mmdiameter,42g,gold90%,copper10%,grainededge alongtheedgetheinscriptionCAROLVSII,inthemiddlethekingonhorseback,to
laurelandoakwreaths,ahorizontalstripwithROMANIA,abovethestriptheShewolfandthetwinsRomulusandRemus,below theleft.Inexergue,alongtheedge,atthebottomleft,thenameoftheengraver,
ashieldwiththeRomaniancoatofarms.Atopyear1939.Withoutfacevalue. E.W.BECKER.
alongtheedgeinscriptionCAROLVSII,inthemiddlethekingonhorseback,tothe
41mmdiameter,42g,gold90%,copper10%,grainededge
left.Inexergue,alongtheedge,atthebottomleft,thenameoftheengraver,
alongtheedgeROMANIA,Romaniancoatofarms,apeasantmowing,tallgrassinthebackground.Atbottomyear1939.
E.W.BECKER.
ThegoldcoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomanianCoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.Ardelean.
Thesixgoldcoinsset(aftersomesources,therearetwosetsofthreecoinseach)wasstruckinordertocelebrate100yearsfromthebirthofkingCarolI.Itiseasytoseethatonthecoinshere
thereisnotasinglereferencetoCarolItobefound.InAprilandMay1939thefestivitiesforthebirthcentennialofkingCarolItookplace,onMay9thbeinginauguratedthestatueofthefirstkingof
Romania(atBucharest).
Aboutthegreatgoldpieces
Thegreatgoldpieces,having41millimetersindiameterand42grams,alsoknownastheShewolf(Lupoaica)respectivelyastheMower(Cosaul)weredefinedbythecoinsetemissionLaw
nr.489fromJune1939asdecorativecoins.Thegreatgoldpiecesareclosetomedals.Basedonlyontheleu/gramratio,theymusthaveafacevalueof129leiandseveralbani.
Themowerthatappearsonthesecondgreatgoldpieceisbadlyrepresented.Hemowsveryunusually,withthescytheheldwiththelefthand.ThiscanbethefirstdesignerroroftheRomanian
coins.
Aboutthemintageandaboutthemassofthecoins
AccordingtoSchfferStambuliucatalogin2009,themintageof20and100leiwas91pieceseach,and95eachforthegreatgoldcoins.
In2013Romfilateliaputonsaleaseriesoffourstamps,underthenameof"NumismaticCollectionoftheNationalBankofRomaniaRomanianGoldenCoins"[ColecianumismaticaBncii
NaionaleaRomnieimonederomnetideaur].Thehighestvaluefeaturesoneofthegolden20leifrom1939.OnthepagedescribingtheseriesontheRomfilateliawebsite,theinformationexists
aboutthemintageofthe1939goldencoins:eachofthesixcoinswouldhavebeenmintedin300pieces,accordingtothisaccount.Thesitehintssomehowthatthisinformationcomesdirectlyfromthe
NBR.
Itisveryinterestingtoobservethatthe20lei1939pieces(andthe20leicoinsfrom1940,presentedonthefollowingpage)have6.5grams.The20leicoinsstruckunderCarolI(in1868,
1/25/2015 goldcoinsset1939RomanianCoins
1870,1883,1884,1890,1906),andthecoinstruckin1927andbearingtheeffigyofkingFerdinand(andyear1922)have6.452grame.ThecoinmedalTransylvaniaofOurs"isabitheavierthanthe
regular20leicoins,having6.55gramsinsteadof6.452grams.
Theweightofthe"galbenimari"istiedtotheweightoftheducat1ducatweighingapproximately3.49grams,outofwhich3.44gramsofpuregold,thefinenessofgodbeing98.6%.The42
gramsrepresenttheweightof12ducats.Atafinenessof90%,"galbenulmare"containsaroundasmuchpuregoldas11ducats.
AboutthestatueofshewolfwiththetwinsRomulusandRemus
The Capitoline Shewolf (Lupa Capitolina) is a bronze Etruscan statue from the 6th century B.C., today kept at the Conservatory Palazzo in Rome. The nursing infants Romulus and Remus
(mithicalfoundersofRome,sonsofMars,thegodofwar,andofthevestalRheaSilvia)weresculptedandplacedunderthestatuein1509byAntoniodelPollaio.TheShewolfandtheinfantsRomulus
andRemussymbolizethelegendaryoriginofRomeandalsothesacredandeternalcharacterofthecityandofitspower.TheimageoftheshewolfwiththetwinsappearsonmanyanticRomancoins.
The Italian State gave five copies of this statuary group to the Romanian State, as present. These were emplaced in Bucharest (1906), Cluj (1921, Transylvania), Chiinu (1921, Moldavia,
Basarabia),TrguMure(1924,Transylvania)andTimioara(1926,Banat)assymbolsoftheLatinismandoftheunityoftheRomaniansfromallthecountry'sprovinces.AtChiinuthestatuethatcan
be seen in the nearby picture, taken in 1937 was placed in front of the building where Sfatul rii (Council of the Land) voted in 1918 the Union with the Motherland (from 1933, the building was
assignedtotheAgriculturalSciencesFaculty).Nowadaysthebuildinghassufferedimportantarchitecturalmodification,housingtheAcademyofMusic,TheaterandPlasticArts.
TheRussianinvasion(Soviet)hasdestroyedthebeautifulstatue(1940).AtDecember1st1990,anewcopywasunveiledChiinu,asdonationoftheCulturalLiguefortheUnityofRomanians
fromEverywhere.TheemplacementwasmadeinfrontoftheNationalMuseumofArcheologyandHistoryofMoldavia.Removedin2005underthepretextofrestorationneeds(mostprobablyonpolitical
grounds),theshewolfwasrestoredin2009ontheemplacement,asanewdonationandnewcopymadebytheCulturalLeaguefortheUnityofRomaniansfromEverywhere.
1/25/2015 CarolII10YearsofReign1940RomanianCoins
Previouscoin goldset1940 Nextcoin
thelegendCAROLIIand,betweenanoakbranch(atleft)andalaurelbranch(at
insideathornwreathwiththreeflowers,acrownandsunrays,belowthecrowntwoentangledC'swithRomannumeralII
right),REGELEROMANILORmeaning"KINGOFROMANIANS",andtheeffigyofCarol
centrally(CarolIImonogram),ribbonbenttwicetyingthethornwreath,onwhichliesNIHILSINEDEO.Alongandneartheedge
IItotheleft.Undertheneckliesthenameoftheengraver,E.W.BECKER.
theinscriptionsROMANIA,8IUNIE1930,8IUNIE1940,facevalue20LEI.
wreathoflaurel(left)andoak(right)branchestiedatopbyaRomannumeralX(ten),overthewreathssixshieldsbearingthe
coatofarmsofMoldavia,theterritoriesoftheBlackSea(DobrujaDobrogea,mainly),Transylvania(attherightside),
Wallachia,HohenzollernfamilyemblemandOlteniaalongBanatclockwisefrom12o'clockatthebottomfacevalue20LEI, alongtheedgethornwreath,thelegendCAROLIIREGELEROMANILORmeaning
belowthefacevalue,alongtheedge,inscriptionA.MURNUH.IONESCU,thenamesofthecoinengravers.Atcenterthecrownof "KINGOFROMANIANS"andkingCAROLIIfacingright
RomaniaoveracircleinsidewhichmonogramCCofCarolIIisinscribed,atleft8IUNIE1930,atright8IUNIE1940,IUNIE
meaningJUNE.
similarwiththefirst20leicoin,butthefacevalueis100LEI
similarwiththefirst20leicoin,butthefacevalueis100LEI
similarwiththesecond20leicoin,butthefacevalueis100LEI
similarwiththesecond20leicoin,butthefacevalueis100LEI
alongtheedgeinscriptionCAROLIIREGELEROMANILORmeaning"KINGOF
ROMANIANS",inthemiddlethekingonhorsebackridingleft,wearingroyalguard
ThebustofRomanEmperorTrajantotheright,wearinglaurelwreath,supportinginthelefthandthesteelcrownofRomania,
uniformandthecloakofMichaeltheBrave'sOrder,holdingmarshallbaton.In
holdingaswordintherighthand(leanedontheshoulder).Aroundtheswordisawreathmadeofoakleaves.Inthebackground
exerguetwobranches,abovetheminscription10ANImeaning"10YEARS".Alongthe
liesawheatfield.Inexergue:8IUNIE1930/8IUNIE1940.Withoutfacevalue.
edge,atthebottomleft,thenameoftheengraver,E.W.BECKER.
alongtheedgeinscriptionCAROLIIREGELEROMANILORmeaning"KINGOF
ROMANIANS",inthemiddlethekingonhorsebackridingright,wearingroyalguard
Alongtheedgeinscriptions8IUNIE1930(atleft)and8IUNIE1940(atright),atcenter,onawheatfield,Caroltakingan
uniformandthecloakofMichaeltheBrave'sOrder,holdingmarshallbaton.In
earthenwarepotwithwaterfromthepeasantwomanModura.BehindCarolthepropellerofanairplaneand,inthebackground,
exerguetwobranches.Alongtheedge,atthebottomright,thenameoftheengraver,
sunraysandhills.Inexergueisasmallbranch.Withoutfacevalue.
E.W.BECKER.
ThegoldcoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomanianCoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.Ardelean.
Thesixgoldcoinsset(aftersomesources,therearetwosetsofthreecoinseach)wasstrucktocelebratethetenthyearofreignforCarolII.
Aboutthegreatgoldpieces
Thegreatgoldpieces,having41millimetersindiameterand42grams,alsoknownasEmperorTrajanrespectivelyPeasantWomanModuraweredefinedbythecoinsetemissionLawnr.1775
fromJune1940asdecorativecoins.Thegreatgoldpiecesareclosetomedals.Basedonlyontheleu/gramratio,theymusthaveafacevalueof129leiandseveralbani.
ItseemsthatthepeasantwomanModuraisthewomanthat,onJune7th1930,broughtwatertoCaroltodrink.ThatdayCarolunexpectedlyenteredthecountryand,headingtoClujNapoca,
landedwithhisairplaneatVadulCriului,nearOradea,duetothelackoffuel.
Aboutthemintageandaboutthemassofthecoins
AccordingtoSchfferStambuliucatalogin2009,themintageof20and100leiwas346pieceseach,and348eachforthegreatgoldcoins.
In2013Romfilateliaputonsaleaseriesoffourstamps,underthenameof"NumismaticCollectionoftheNationalBankofRomaniaRomanianGoldenCoins"[ColecianumismaticaBncii
NaionaleaRomnieimonederomnetideaur].Thehighestvaluefeaturesoneofthegolden20leifrom1939.OnthepagedescribingtheseriesontheRomfilateliawebsite,theinformationexists
aboutthemintageofthe1939and1940goldencoins:eachofthesixcoinsfrom1940wouldhavebeenmintedin500pieces,accordingtothisaccount.Thesitehintssomehowthatthisinformation
comesdirectlyfromtheNBR.
Itisveryinterestingtoobservethatthe20lei1940pieces(andthe20leicoinsfrom1939,presentedonthepreviouspage)have6.5grams.The20leicoinsstruckunderCarolI(in1868,
1870,1883,1884,1890,1906),andthecoinstruckin1927andbearingtheeffigyofkingFerdinand(andyear1922)have6.452grams.Thecoinmedal"TransylvaniaofOurs"isabitheavierthanthe
regular20leicoins,having6.55gramsinsteadof6.452grams.
Theweightofthe"galbenimari"istiedtotheweightoftheducat1ducatweighingapproximately3.49grams,outofwhich3.44gramsofpuregold,thefinenessofgodbeing98.6%.The42
gramsrepresenttheweightof12ducats.Atafinenessof90%,"galbenulmare"containsaroundasmuchpuregoldas11ducats.
AboutJune8th,1930
Asyouseeontheobverse,8IUNIE(JUNE8th)1930isthecelebrationday.ThatisthedayCarolIIwasvotedkingbytheParliament,throughanunconstitutionalactsuccedinghisreturninthe
countrythepreviousday.In1927kingFerdinandclosedhiseyesforeverandCarolIIshouldhavefollowed,thelastbeingmarriedtotheGreekprincessElenaandhavingachildwithhercalledMihai
(Michael).Hewasnotsuchagoodhusbandandfatherashelefthiswifeandchildrenforacertainloverofhis,MissWolf,andashewasnottobecomeagoodkingeither.Consequenceofthisabsurd
situation,in1926alreadyCarolIIhadgivenuphissuccessiontothethronecompletlyaccordinglytotheapliablelawsandtheRomanianparliamenthadsanctionedthisrenunciation.So,theyoungMihai
becamein1927theLAWFULking(theyearkingFerdinanddied),aregencybeingmadeupforhim,chiefofwhichbeingpatriarchMironCristeaasheadoftheChurch.Thatexplainsthecoinsstruckin
1930havingachildkingonobverse.
Helped by the Liberal Party, Carol II returned to Romania in 1930 as usurper of his son to become an unlawful king, technically speaking, through a coup d'tat and openly violating the
Constitution.
CarolIIbroughtimmoralityandcorruptiontoRomania.Hebecamedictatorin1938.Duetotheinternalandforeignhardshipsofthetime,CarolIIin1940alreadyreckonedhimselfuncapableof
reigningonandadbicatedinfavorofhisstillyoungson,leavingthestatepowertogeneralAntonescu.TheformerkingsettledinPortugalandmarriedeventually(in1947,atRio)tothewomanthathe
openlyheldloverforsoverylongincontemptofsuchareligiouspeopleastheRomanians.
TheearthlyremainsofkingCarolIIreturnedtoRomaniaon13thofFebruary2003andwereburiedthenextdayintheroyalburialabbeyofCurteadeArge.

Thepicturesof20lei1940coinsabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.

Thepicturesof100lei1940aboveispresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.ClarkSmith,numismatistandrenownedspecialistinworldgoldcoins.
inscription"REGATULROMANIEI"meaning"KINGDOMOFROMANIA",crown,year1941and
leaves(laurelaboveandoakbottom).Alongtherim,atthebottom,isplacedH.IONESCU,the
20mmdiameter,3.2g,zinc,flatedge
engraver'sname.
denomination"2LEI",wreathmadefromcorncobs,wheatearsandoatears
Thenameoftheengravercanbeseenonthedetailedpictureabove,HaralambIonescu.StruckinBucharest.InMoneteleRomniei(CoinsofRomania,byIliescuand
Radovici,2004)themintagefigureispresumedtobe97.000.000pieces.
inscription"REGATULROMANIEI"meaning"KINGDOMOFROMANIA",crown,year1942,a
23mmdiameter,4.5g,zinc100%,flatedge
laurelbranchaboveandanoakbranchbelow.
denomination"5LEI"andwheatears.Alongtherim,underdenomination5,isplacedH.
IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
This coin was struck at Berlin, in Germany. It was

also struck in 1943, but all the coins show the year
1942. The other zinc issues 2 lei 1941 and 20 lei
1942,1943and1944,presentedonthepreviousand
thenextpage,werestruckatBucharestMint.
The pictures above are present on Romanian
coins through the kind permission of an anonymous
donor.
Thedetailpictureof5lei1942coinatrightappears
on the site thanks to the kind permission of Mr
CristianCiuplea.
inscription"REGATULROMANIEI"meaning"KINGDOMOFROMANIA",crown,year1942andleaves
(laurelaboveandoakbottom)
26mmdiameter,6g,zinc100%,grainededge
denomination"20LEI",wreathmadefromcorncobs,wheatearsandoatears.Alongtheriminthelower
obverse,somehowright,isplacedH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
25.783.000coinsin1943
5.034.000coinsin1944
ThesecoinswherestruckatBucharest.
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30mmdiameter,12g,silver83.5%,
inscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHE
copper16.5%,flatedge
ROMANIANS",MIHAIIheadfacingleft.
denomination"250LEI",Romaniancoatofarmsandyear1941,
UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
wreathmadefromgrapevinewithleavesandclustersandwheat
ears
Incuseontheedge:TOTULPENTRUTARA
About250lei19#40TOTULPENTRUTARA
The 250 lei coins struck under Mihai featuring TOTUL PENTRU TARA on the edge and 19#40 on the
obverse were never released, being melted. They were struck starting with December 18th 1940. In fact, the
dividingensigninsidetheyear'sdigitswastheveryreasonthatbroughtdoomtotheissue.Itwastheemblem
oftheLegionaryMovement,herereplacedbyone#,towhichitresemblestoacertainextent(itlacksthecross
inside the middle of the sharp). The rebellion of 21st 23rd January 1941, smothered by marshall Ion
Antonescu with the help of the army, led to an abrupt ending to the Movement and to the almost complete
destruction of these coins. (The Legionary Movement was a fascist orientation movement that assumed
politicalpowerforafewmonthsin1940and1941butwasdisavowedduringtheuprisingbyGermanythathad
notdeemedthelegionariestrustworthydespitetheirorientation.)
The order of melting the entire batch was issued before the release, yet as usual some survived to
makeupaspecialchallengefortheRomaniancoincollectors.
ThecoinpictureatleftispresentonRomanianCoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.J.Ardelean.
Thepieceabovehasdigit1stampedabovetheyear.Onelegendsaysthatin1945HaralambIonescu,thecoinengraver,struckasecondbatchofonly10or12,thathenumbered.
Another legend, not contradicting the first, puts it that in 1998 a batch of such coins was struck with the original dies. These fakes would have the inscription on the edge poorly
impressed,astheoriginalringusedforthesentenceontheedgewasnolongertobefound.Thelegionaryensignontheedgewasmadewithasharppickafterwards.Therimofthebatchis
straight,whiletherimoftheoriginalsisslightlychamfered.Afewpiecesofsuchabatchhitthemarketthelastyears.(informationreceivedfromMrCristianCiuplea)
About250lei1941TOTULPENTRUTARA
These coins should have been struck, conformingly to a royal decree from March 1st 1941, in 14.800.000 pieces. The coins were released into circulation after March 19th, and
withdrawn in May and June. It seems that about 94% of the coins that entered the market were withdrawn. Most probably the withdrawal was caused by the edge inscription. This issue was
replacedbyanewone,withNIHILSINEDEOontheedge.[LilianaNicoletaHanganu,Mrcipotale,proiectedemonedeiprobedebancnotedinperioadastatuluinaionallegionar(septembrie
1940ianuarie1941),CercetrinumismaticeVIII,2002Stamps,coinprojectsandbanknoteessaysfromtheperiodofnationallegionarystate(September1940January1941),Numismatic
Researches]
The250leicoinsstruckunderMihaidifferbytheinscriptionstheyhaveontheedge.TheonesfeaturingNIHILSINEDEO(NOTHINGWITHOUTGODinLatin)aswellastheoneswith
TOTULPENTRUTARA (meaning ALL FOR THE HOMELAND) that entered circulation were struck in 1941. As a second distinction besides the edge engraving, inscription 1941 on the value
bearingfaceisnotguardedbytwowavylinesontheTOTULPENTRUTARAcoinandthuslyunliketotheNIHILSINEDEOvariant(previouspage).
Thepicturesoftheincuseinscription(seeabove)showthatthreeidenticalsignswereusedtoseparatethewords.Clearly,thesignistheemblemoftheLegionaryMovement.Thecoins
bearing this emblem on one side of theirs were melted. Why were these coins released to circulation? It is very hard to believe that nobody knew about the sign on the edge. In monograph
Monedeibancnoteromnetithecoinisdescribedinfulldetail,butthesignontheedgeismistakenlyconsideredtobeasquare.Inthetablewithseparatingsignsontheedgethisensignis
missingcompletely.
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inscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",MIHAIIheadfacing
30mmdiameter,12g,silver83.5%,copper16.5%,flatedge
left.
denomination"250LEI",Romaniancoatofarmsandyear1941,wreathmadefromgrapevinewithleaves
UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
andclustersandwheatears
Incuseontheedge:NIHILSINEDEO
ThecoinpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
About250lei1941NIHILSINEDEO
Thesecoinsenteredcirculationon5th7thofJune1941,replacingthesimilarissuewithTOTULPENTRUTARAontheedge.[LilianaNicoletaHanganu,Marcipootale,proiectedemonede
oi probe de bancnote din perioada statului na?ionallegionar (septembrie 1940 ianuarie 1941), Cercetari numismatice VIII, 2002 Stamps, coin projects and banknote essays from the period of
nationallegionarystate(September1940January1941),NumismaticResearches]
The 250 lei coins struck under Michael differ in the inscriptions they have on the edge. Both the ones featuring NIHILSINEDEO (NOTHING WITHOUT GOD in Latin) and the ones with
TOTULPENTRUTARA(meaningALLFORTHEHOMELAND)thatenteredcirculationwerestruckin1941.Asaseconddistinctionbesidestheedgeengraving,inscription~1941~isguardedbytwo
wavylinesontheNIHILSINEDEOcoinonlyandthuslyunliketotheTOTULPENTRUTARAvariant(nextpage).
Three rhomboidal adorned signs separate the words of the incuse inscription NIHIL SINE DEO on the edge. As it can be seen in the pictures above, the small axes of the rhombi are
horizontal.
Coins with the face value of 250 lei were struck also under the king Carol II, in 1939 and 1940. These coins bear on the edge the inscriptions MUNCA CREDINTA REGE NATIUNE.
Althoughthefacesbearingthevalueof250leiseemtobeidenticaltobothkings,theyaredifferent.Anobviousdifferenceisshowninthepicturebelow(thewheatleafnearthedigit2in250is
straightontheCarolIIcoins,atleftorbentontheMichael1941coins,atright).
37mmdiameter,25g,silver83.5%,
copper16.5%,flatedgeincuseontheedge: inscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",MIHAIIheadfacingleft
PRINSTATORNICIELAIZBANDA,meaningTHROUGHFAITHFULNESSTOVICTORY andyear1941.UndertheneckliesIoanaBassarab,theengraver'sname.
denomination"500LEI",inscriptionMOLDOVALUISTEFANINVECIAROMANIEI
=STEPHEN'SMOLDAVIAFOREVERROMANIANandStephentheGreatandtheHolyconsecratinga Mintage775.000coins.
church.
ThebeginningofthemottoPRINSTATORNICIELAIZBANDA(foundonothertwocoins,12.5lei1906and25lei1906,withtheformISBINDA)ismarkedbyaMaltesecross(acrosswith
armslikearrowheads,pointinginwards).Theinscriptionontheedgecantakevariouspositionsrespectivetothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhereandcanbereadastheobverseorthe
reversefaceupordown.ThisobservationisaccurateforalltheincuseinscriptionsorornamentsontheedgeoftheRomaniancoinsfromthebeginningsuptopresent(2004).
FortheinscriptionsonthecoinfacesVinsteadofUwasused.TheletterAdoesnothaveitshorizontalline.Otherletterstoolookquitedifferent:S,CandD.Thisfontwasinvogueinthe
yearsbeforetheWW2,beingused,forexample,inseveralphilatelicissues.Forthemottoontheedgeanotherfontwasused.
This is one of the very few Romanian coins with the matching side direction: top obverse top reverse (like medals). On the large majority the Romanian coins the sides are placed top
obversebottomreverse.
The main element of the coin design pictures the Moldavian voivod Stephen the Great and the Holy,
knelt,consecratingachurch.Itseemstobeinspiredfromapictureinsidetheevangel(orgospel)from1473,
ordered by Stephen the Great for the Humor monastery and manufactured by hieromonach Nicodim
(ordainedpriest,hieromonachoiinGreek).
Themantlewornbythevoivodisveryloose,withmanyfolds,withoutsleevesandwithanarrowhem.
Thevoivodhaswhiskersandlonghair,ashewasrepresentedinthepicturesinhisepoch,onepitrachelions
or on votive paintings (images with miniature of the monuments, held by the founders that offer them to
patronsaintsthenamecomesfromtheLatinvotum,meaningpromiseorvow).Theepitrachelionisastole,a
long scarflike cloth, decorated with religious motifs, worn by the Orthodox priests and by the high hierarchs
when officiating the religious service. On such an epitrachelion, preserved at Putna monastery, the voivod
StephentheGreatandtheHolyisdepicted(seeimageatleft).
TheopinionexiststhatonthecoinisrepresentedtheverychurchofthePutnamonasteryandiswidely
spread.Theresemblancewiththeactualaspectofthechurchisquiteweak.
AnotherveryoldpaintingofStephentheGreatispresentedatleftthelowerpicture.Thisisafragment
from the votive painting of Dobrov Monastery near Iai. The stone church of Dobrov was founded by
StephentheGreatin1503,beingfinishedbyBogdanIII,sonofStephen.Thechurchwaspaintedin1529,
inthefirstreignofPetruRare,anothersonofStephentheGreat.
ThegreatMoldavianvoivodisalsopresentonotherRomaniancoins:20lei1991,5000lei2004StephentheGreat'sDeathQuincentenary,1leu,5and100lei2007550yearssince
theenthronementofStephentheGreatinMoldaviaand10lei2008VoroneMonastery.
StephentheGreatalsoappearsonseveralcoinissuedbytheRepublicofMoldavia:100lei2000525yearsfromthebattleofVasluiand100lei2004500yearssincehisdeath.
ThiscoinisametalrecordoftheliberationoftheeasternMoldavia,betweentheriversPrutandNistru(DniesterorDnestr),fromtheSovietUnionoccupation.ThebigcitiesCernui(today
Chernovtsy, in Ukraine) and Chiinu (the Russian name is Kishinyov) were liberated on July 5th and respectively on July 16th 1941. On July 26th the city of Cetatea Alb (named Belgorod
DnestrovskybytheRussians,AkkermanbytheTurks,bothmeaningWhiteCastle,thesameasinRomanian)wastakenbackandthusthedefeatedSoviettroopswerechasedoverthebordersof
theHomeland.Basarabia(Bessarabia)andNorthernBucovina(Bukovina)hadfallentoRussianhandsaftertheultimatumreceivedbyRomaniaonJune26th1940.
24mmdiameter,6g,silver83.5%, inscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",MIHAII
copper16.5%,flatedge,outerpearlcircle headfacingright,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
denomination"200LEI",ROMANIA,Romaniancoatofarmsandyear1942 Mintage30.025.000coins.
Theinscriptionontheedgecantakevariouspositionsrespectivetothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhereandcanbelaidontheobverseoronthereverse.
ThisobservationistrueforalltheincuseinscriptionsorornamentsontheedgeoftheRomaniancoinsfromthebeginningsuptopresent(2010).Intheimageontheleftthe
marksthatseparatethewordsNIHIL,SINEandDEOarepictured.IntheimageontherightispicturedthesignbeforeNIHIL.Itisasortofsixpetalroseandnotacirclewith
threeequidistantraysinside,asshowninthemonographMonedeibancnoteromneti(Romaniancoinsandbanknotes).
Theimagesabovepictureacounterfeitweighingonly4.45gramsinsteadof6,theweightoftheoriginalcoin.
ThepicturesofthefakecoinabovewereprovidedforRomaniancoinsbyMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
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inscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",MIHAII
28mmdiameter,8.5g,nickelplatedironon3.5%ofthewidth,flatedge
headtotheright.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
denomination"100LEI"andyear1943insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)andan
oakbranch(right)crown
In1943werestruck40.590.000coinsandin1944other21.289.446coins.AfterthebookMoneteleRomnieiwrittenbyOctavianIliescuandPaulRadovici(Coinsof
Romania,2004)coinsof100leibearingtheyear1944werestruckalsoin1945.
Thesecoinswerestruckonnickelplatedironplanchets.TheplanchetsweremadebytheGermancompanyVereinigteDeutscheMetallwerkeAG(VDM)atAltena,acity
fromNorthRhineWestphalia.TheplantofAltenawasspecializedinnickelmetallurgy,andmostprobablyhereweremeltedthe50and100leinickelcoinsissuedin19361938
andwithdrawnfromcircullation.Therecoverednickelwaspartiallyusedforplatingthementionedironplanchets,theresthavingbeenusedbytheGermanindustry.
Theinscriptionontheedgecantakevariouspositionsrespectivetothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhere
andcanbelaidontheobverseoronthereverse.Thisobservationistrueforalltheincuseinscriptionsorornamentson
theedgeoftheRomaniancoinsfromthebeginningsuptopresent(2010).Intheimageabovearepicturedthemarksthat
separatethewordsNIHIL,SINEandDEO.Thesamesignswereusedalsoforthe10000lei1947coin.
Thepicturesof100lei1943and1944coinsabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
The picture and the text above written in italics are present on
RomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Theeffigyvariantofthecommon100leia.k.a."Mihaiwithwrinkles"exists
andthereisnodoubtthatitistheresultofanintentionalchangingofoneof
thediesusedforthe1943coins.
These"wrinkles"areinreality8clear,distinctandparallelnotches,made
on the regular die, so that on the coin they appear as prominences. Thus
there are 6 prominences at the canthus (the corner of the eye), parallel with
the line that marks the upper eyelid and two towards the nose, smaller,
unequal,butparallelwiththefirst.So,itisobviousthattheseprominencesdo
notrepresentfissuresorotherdieflaws(inthiscasetheprominencescannot
be parallel, being irregular), but an intentional changing made by the
engraver.
The significance of these coins is intuitive, though it is only pure
speculation:itseemsverypossiblethattheengraverH.Ionescuexpressedin
this way (very discreetly) the great concern that the young king faced in that
yearofmajorstrainforRomania1943.
Inthepicturesbelow(presentedonthesitethroughthekindpermissionofMr.Yu_L.Yan)areanotherpiecewithwrinklesandonewithteardrop.On100leiMihaiwith
teardropinthecorneroftheeyeisplaceda"tear"likeprominenceontheeffigy.
Justbelowthereisastruckerrorappearedasresultofablankshiftrespectivetothedie.TheimagesarepresentonRomaniancoinsthankstothekindcontributionof
Mr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
32mmdiameter,12g,silver70%, inscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",MIHAIIheadfacing
copper30%,flatedge leftouterpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
denomination"500LEI",ROMANIA,year1944,Romaniancoatofarmsouterpearlcircle Mintage:9.731.000coins
Theinscriptionontheedgefeaturesvariouspositionswithrespecttothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhereandcanbelaidontheobverseoronthereverse.Thisobservationis
trueforalltheincuseinscriptionsorornamentsontheedgeoftheRomaniancoinsfromthebeginningsuptopresent(2004).Intheimageontheleftastrikingerrorispictured,withtheletterDin
DEOincomplete(theimperfectionsontheedgeincuseinscriptionsarequitecommon).IntheimageontherightthemarksthatseparatethewordsNIHIL,SINEandDEOarepictured.
Duetothemintageofabout10millionspiecesthisisoneofthemostcommonsilverRomaniancoins.
Theimagesabovepictureacounterfeitweighingonly9.65gramsinsteadof12,theweightofanoriginalcoin.
ThepicturesofthefakecoinabovewereprovidedforRomaniancoinsbyMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
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21mmdiameter,6.55g,gold90%,copper10%,flatedge
inscriptionROMANIAaroundacrownedRomanianeagle(aquila)headandcoatsofarmsof
RomaniancountiesinTransylvaniarippedin1940
OverimposedheadsofMichaeltheBrave,FerdinandandMihaiinsideacircleoutside
designedbyIoanaBassarabStarostescuandtefanIordan
inscriptionARDEALULNOSTRU(above),meaningTRANSYLVANIAOFOURSandyears1601,
1918and1944below
Mintage:1.000.000pieces
designedbyHaralambieIonescu
This piece was struck to "etch in evocative gold the day of Northern Transylvania liberation and to be transmitted and inherited from generation to generation the
concreteremembranceofthesehistorypages".
ThemedalwasrelatedtotheNationalRestorationLoan,apublicloanthatwastobeusedtopaythewardebtsofRomania.Suchamedalcouldbeboughtfor15.000
deleibythosewhohadboughtstatetitlesinamountof50.000lei.
OnthereversearedepictedthecoatsofarmsbelongingtotheRomaniancountiesinthenorthernTransylvaniarippedin1940byHungarywiththesupportoffascist
GermanyandItaly.Theyare,incounterclockwiseorder,startingat12o'clock:TreiScaune,Nsud,Odorhei,Cluj,SatuMare,Bihor,Slaj,Maramure,Mure,CiucandSome.
In1944thisterritorieswerebeingliberated.
Coinormedal?
One might think this is not actually a coin because no denomination value is to be found on either sides. In fact this coin was struck almost accordingly to the Latin
MonetaryUnionrulesandcharacteristicsthe20leigoldcoinsissuedinthe19thcenturyconformed(20lei1868,20lei1870,20 lei 1883 (1884) or 1890, 20 lei 1906, 20 lei
1922).Besides,thecoinwasstruckinasatisfactorynumber,onemillionpieces,sothatitcirculatedalongtheothergoldcoins.Beingmadeofapreciousmetal,thisisagolden
COINmadeintheacceptionofmedievalandancientcoins.
These pieces (also known as cockerels or roosters in Romania and having the same value as the French twenty francs pieces struck at the beginning of the 19th
century) continued to circulate thanks to their intrinsic value. Inscribing the value of 20 on those pieces would not have made sense, given the inflation of the time. The
hypothesistobeaspeculativemedalaimedatcollectorsdoesnotstandduetoitslargemintage.(EveninnowadaysRomaniagoldencoinsarecircullating,theinitialmarket
valuehadandinscribedonthembeingignored.)
Moreover,thepiecewasactuallyusedintheeraascoin,althoughtheusewasnotlegal.
Theobversecontains:
effigy of Michael the Brave, the first to unite the three Romanian principalities (Moldavia, Walachia and Transylvania) under the same rule, though for a short time
(16001601),
effigyofFerdinand,underthereignofwhichtheTransylvanianRomaniansrejoinedtheirbrothersin1918and
effigyofMichael,thereigningking.
ThewordARDEALyoucanseeistheoldestnameTransylvaniabore.
Inside book The History of Coins in Romania (Chronology Bibliography Glossary) written by renowned Romanian numismatist Octavian Iliescu (Editura
Enciclopedic,Bucharest,2002,inEnglish)thehypothesisispresentedthatthemassdifferencebetweenthemedalandthecoinstandardappearedasanerrorhappenedat
the mint the pieces should have had the same characteristics as the usual 20 lei coin. Initially the National Bank had provided enough gold for 1.000.000 pieces of 20 lei.
Becausetheminthasstruckthepiecesabitheavier,another100kilogramsofgoldweredeliveredfromthebank'sreserves.
Thelawforissuing"TransylvaniaofOurs"medals
The"TransylvaniaofOurs"medalswerestruckandsoldbasedontheLawno.656,publishedinOfficialGazetteno.298fromDecember23rd1944.Wequotebelow
thearticlesofthatlaw.
Article1.TheMinistryofFinanceisauthorizedtostrikethroughNationalMintandtosellgoldcommemorativemedals,uptoamaximumofonemillionpieces,havingthe
characteristicsgivenatarticle3.
Article2.ThepriceandthesellingconditionsofthesecommemorativemedalswillbesetupthroughadecisionoftheMinisterofFinance.
Article3.Thegoldmedalsreleasedintocirculationwillhavethefollowingcharacteristics:
A.Composition
a)Themedalsaremadefromgoldandcopperalloy.
b)Thetitleofthealloyis900toathousandgold,withatoleranceof+/2atathousand,consequentlyitcanvaryfrom898to902atathousand.
c)Thecolorofthemedalisyellowgolden,correspondingtothetitleofthealloy.
B.Dimensions
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a)Thediameterofthemedalisof21mm,withatoleranceof+/0.05mm,consequentlyitcanvarybetween20.95and21.05mm.
b)Theweightofamedalis6.55grams,withatoleranceof+/2atathousand,namelyitcanvarybetween6.5369and6.5631grams.
C.Engraving
a)Theface(obverse)ofthemedalrepresentstheeffigiesofHMKingMihaiI,ofKingFerdinandI,bothwearingthewarhelmetandofMichaeltheBrave,wearingthe
characteristicvoivodalcap.Theeffigiesareinprofile,superimposed,totheleft.Aroundtheeffigiesisengravedwithcapitallettersthetext:"Ardealulnostru"andyears"1601,
1918,1944".Theportraitsareframedinsideathincircleinrelief.
b)Theback(reverse)ofthemedalhasengravedinthemiddletheheadoftheheraldiceaglefromthecountry'scoatofarms,havingwritteninthelowerpartthetext
"Romania".Roundaboutarerepresentedthecoatofarmsofthe11countiesfromNorthernTransylvania,recoveredinyear1944.
c)Theedgeofthemedalformsaflatcylindricalsurface,havingincuse,withcapitalletters,text"NihilsineDeo".
Article4.Thecommemorativemedalsputonsaleintheconditionsofthepresentlawareassimilatedwiththeobjectsmadeofpreciousmetalsexceptedfromthelegal
restrictions concerning their possession and circulation, in conformity with article 3 of Law no. 1907 from August 12th 1936, modified by Law no. 3203 from September 12th
1938,publishedinOfficialGazetteno.213fromSeptember14th1938.
Fromthetextofthelawwecandrawsomeconclusions:
1.theofficialnameofthispiecewas"jubileemedal"
2. the mintage figure of 1.000.000 pieces is the maximum mintage, so it is possible that the real mintage is smaller than one million (since today we did not find any
informationaboutthenumberofpieceseffectivelysoldtothepopulation)
3.themassofthecoinis6.55gramsthroughthewillofthelawmakerandnotduetoanerror,sothedifferencebetweenthemedal/coinandthegold20leicoinswas
intentional.
Abouttheconfiscationofthemedals/coins"TransylvaniaofOurs"bytheCommunistregime
TheLawno.284fromAugust15th1947,publishedintheOfficialGazetteinthesameday,stipulatedthatthegold,theforeigncurrenciesandothermeansofpayment
mustbehandedtotheNationalBankofRomania.Themedal"TransylvaniaofOurs"wasexplicitlymentionedinmorethanonearticleofthislaw(articlescitedinthefollowing
paragraph).
Article1.Thepersonsestablishedinthecountry,havinginpropertyorinpossessionwithanytitle,thevaluesspecifiedbelowatarticle2,areobligedtohandthemto
theNationalBankofRomaniainexchangeforlei,attheofficialexchangerate,intermof15daysfromthedateofpublishingofthepresentlawintheOfficialGazette.[...]
Article2.Itwillbehanded:
a) The gold in any form, as well as the jubilee medals issued on the basis of Decreelaw no. 656 from 1944, with the following exceptions: the gold in the forms
mentionedbyarticle6fromLawno.638from1946thenecklacesmadefromAustrianlargeandsmallducats(largeandsmallyellows)themahmudeleandicusari[ournote:
gold Turkish coins], as well as the numismatic collections recognized as such by the National Bank of Romania, inside the term for handing established by the present law.
Theseexceptionsarerestrictive.Thejewelsmadefromgoldcoinsstruckafteryear1800arenotexcepted[...]
Article 14. The one who infringes the orders of the present law will be punished with the confiscation of the values not yielded or not declared, with 5 25 years of
prisonandwithafineequaltofivetimestheconfiscatedvalue,withoutthepossibilityofextenuatingcircumstancestobegranted.[...]
The confiscated values in the advantage of the State will be liquidated for the state at the official exchange rate. The National Bank of Romania will retain from the
valueinleioftheconfiscatedgoods25%foritssuingcostsand20%fordistributingasbonuses,fromwhich10%forthedenouncerand10%forthediscloser[...].
Article 16. The demands of the Law no. 656 from 1944, concerning the circulation of the commemorative gold medals, are and remain abrogated the demands of
article7,bfromtheLawno.638from1946arealsoabrogated.
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27mmdiameter,7.5g,copper63%,zinc37%,grainededge
headfacingright.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
denomination"200LEI"andyear1945insideawreathformedbyalaurelbranch(left)andan
oakbranch(right),crownabove
ThesecoinswerestruckatBucharestmint.Thebook"MoneteleRomniei"(CoinsofRomania,IliescuandRadovici,2004)themintageforthiscoinisassumedtobe
20.025.000pieces,andbrasscompositionis63%copperand37%zinc.InMBRthecoinisassumedtocontain80%copper,19%zincand1%nickel.
Thepicturesof200lei1945arepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
30mmdiameter,10g,copper63%,zinc37%,grainededge left,outerpearlcircle.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
denomination"500LEI",year1945,Romaniancoatofarms,outerpearlcircle
Thepicturesof500lei1945arepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
AccordingtotheinformationfromthebookMoneteleRomniei(IliescuandRadovici,2004),the500lei1945coinswerestruckin4.942.400pieces.
Several Romanian coins enjoy a number of variants, making the coin collecting time more pleasant. Unfortunately, many of their peculiarities are but lesser importance, superficial nature
detailsthatareoftendueonlytomatriximperfections.Evenso,theyarepricedtwiceastheaverageorbetteryet.Belowwedisplaysuchavariant,notpreviouslyknowntotheRomaniannumismatic
literature.Itbelongstothe500leicoinstruckin1945(underMichaelI).

500lei1945(MichaelI)withhair
Asseen(onthetwoimagesabove),onthelowerregionofthereverse(thesidewithking'seffigy),acrisscrossinghairembossedforoveracentimeteroutofthenormalreliefofthecoin.It
startsattherightofletterMandcontinuespasttheintersectionwiththeneckoftheeffigy.Themostprobablethematrixcrackedwhilestriking,allowingforaquantityofmaterialtogoinitandthus
beingaddedoverthenormalsurface.Severalpiecesofthisvariantmusthavebeenstruck.
Honestlyspeaking,suchcoinsaresheerflaws,yettheirquotationprovesarealinterestfromthenumismatists.The1leuof1873withbrokenLisanexample,thesameforthe1banof
1900withimperfectRandthe2baniof1882withvariousincompleteletters.Inwhichconcernsthe2banicoinof1900,therearetwovariantscharacterizedbythepresenceofahair(usuallycalled
branchlet).Variant29bhassuchaproblemstartingatthepenultimate0oftheyearandgoingpastthewheatear,andvariant29cstartingatletterNofROMANIAandreachingthepenultimate0 of
theyear(classificationwasmadeaccordinglytotheBibleofRomaniannumismatis,MonedeibancnoteromnetideGeorgeBuzdugan,OctavianLuchianandConstantinOprescu,1976).
24mmdiameter,1.5g,aluminum,grainededge headfacingrightandyear1946.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
ROMANIA,denomination"500LEI"andalaurelwreath
Mintage:5.823.000coins.
The Decree no.
1814 from June
11th 1946,
published in the
Official Gazette
no. 137 from
June 17th 1946,
settled the
issuing of
metallic coins of
500and1000lei
in aluminum and
2000 lei in brass
(information from
book "Monetele
Romaniei" =
Coins of
Romania, by
Octavian Iliescu
and Paul
Radovici,
Bucharest,2004,
in Romanian,
written in 1969
but not
published at that
time.
The aluminum
1000 lei coins
were not issued.
The piece can
be considered to
be a pattern or
maybeanessay.
The pictures of
the 1000 lei
1946 coin below
are present on
Romanian coins
through the kind
permission of Mr.
P.K..
ThepicturesofthecoinbelowarepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.TudorCiumara.Thetwozeroesfrom500aremissingandtheedge
ofthecoinisflatinsteadofgrained.Thecoinweight1.5gramsandhave23.6mmindiameter.
Itispossiblethatthecoinisinthisstateasaresultofastrikingflaw.Anotherexplanation,moreplausible,isthatthecoinwasgroundinordertoremovetheedgeteeth
andthelasttwozeroesofthefacevalue.ThemodificationwasmadeafterthemonetarystabilizationfromAugust15th1947.The500lei1946thusmodifiedresembledthe5lei
1947coinandcouldhavebeenusedasafictitious5leicoin.So,itcanbeconsideredafakeagainsttheissuer.
Thepictureatright500lei1946,withateardroplikepieceofmetal
belowking'seyeappearsonthesitethankstothekindpermissionofMr
CristianCiuplea.
theinscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",MIHAII
24mmdiameter,5.1g,copper63%,zinc37%,flatedge
headfacingrightandyear1946betweentwosquaresigns.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,
theengraver'sname.
denomination"2000LEI",ROMANIAandRomaniancoatofarms,atleftandatrightaflower
shapedcross.
AccordingtotheinformationfromthebookMoneteleRomniei(IliescuandRadovici,2004),the2000lei1946coinswerestruckin23.500.000pieces.
Theinscriptionontheedgecantakevariouspositionsrespectivetothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhereandcanbelaidontheaverseoronthereverse.
ThisobservationistrueforalltheincuseinscriptionsorornamentsontheedgeoftheRomaniancoinsfromthebeginningsuptopresent(2010).Intheimageontheleftare
picturedthemarksthatseparatethewordsNIHIL,SINEandDEO.IntheimageontherightispicturedthesignbeforeNIHIL.Itisasixpetalrose(thissignwasalsousedon
200lei1942coin)andnotathirdcross,asitissaidinsidemonographMonedeibancnoteromneti(Romaniancoinsandbanknotes).
Theimageontherightprovesthatfortheinscriptionontheedgevariousletterarrangementswereused.

Avariantof2000lei1946coin
Ararevariantof2000lei1946exists.AtnormalcoinstheshieldoftheHouseofHohenzollernisrepresentedwithallfourquartersempty.Thevarianthasquarters1
and3empty,andquarters2and4filled.FromtheheraldicpointofviewthecoatofarmsofGreatRomaniaestablishedbythelawof23rdofJune1923hasinmiddlethe
shieldoftheHouseofHohenzollern,withquarters1and3chargedwithsilverand2and4black.
ThecoinspicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Justbelowthereisastrikingerrorappearedasresultofablankshiftrespectivetothedie.TheimagesarepresentonRomaniancoinsthankstothekindcontribution
ofMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
Theimagesbelowpictureahairtypestrikingerror,resultedbecauseofdiecracksandtakenfromtwosuchflawedcoins.Theimagesatleft(below)aredetailsofthe
samecoinsowesupposethedieimplieddidnothaveprobablysuchalonglife.ThethreepicturesbelowweremadeavailabletoRomaniancoinsbyMrCtlinGavril.
32mmdiameter,12.5g,silver70%,
headfacingrightandyear1946betweentwosquaresigns.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,
copper30%,flatedge
theengraver'sname.
denomination"25000LEI",ROMANIA,olivebranchesandRomaniancoatofarms
separatingsignsontheedge shortlinebetweenolives
Theinscriptionontheedgecantakevariouspositionsrespectivetothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhereandcanbelaidontheobverseoronthereverse.
This observation is true for all the incuse inscriptions or ornaments on the edge of the Romanian coins from the beginnings up to present (2010). In the image above are
picturedthemarksthatseparatethewordsNIHIL,SINEandDEO.
Thiscoinhasthesamediameterandmottoontheedge(withthesameseparatingsigns)asthe500lei1944coin.
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37mmdiameter,25g,silver70%,copper30%,flatedge
rightandyear1946betweentwosquaresigns.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
denomination"100000LEI",ROMANIA,pigeonbringingolivebranchtowomansymbolisingPeaceand
Romaniancoatofarms.Alongtheriminthelowerobverse,somehowleft,isplacedAROMANESCU,the
engraver'sname.

Theinscriptionontheedgecantakevariouspositionsrespectivetothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhereandcanbelaidontheobverseoronthereverse.Thisobservationis
trueforalltheincuseinscriptionsorornamentsontheedgeoftheRomaniancoinsfromthebeginningsuptopresent(2010).IntheimagesabovethefiveraystarsseparatingthewordsNIHIL,SINE
andDEOcanbeseen.
Thepicturesof100.000lei1946withouttheengraver'snameispresentonRomanian coins through

thekindpermissionofMr.sebii.
Theimagesbelowpictureacounterfeitweighingonly18.36gramsinsteadof25,theweightofanoriginalcoin.Agoodshareofthefakesintroducedonthemarketintheperiodbetween
thetwoWorldWarsandduringtheSecondWorldWarweremanufacturedinsidetheveryRomanianStateMint,withtheveryoriginaldies(asthisone).
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TheimagesofthefakecoinarepresentonRomaniancoinsthankstothekindcontributionofMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
theinscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",MIHAIIheadfacing
rightandyear1947betweentwosquaresigns.UndertheneckliesH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
denomination"10.000LEI",ROMANIA,olivebranchesandRomaniancoatofarms
AccordingtotheinformationfromthebookMoneteleRomniei(IliescuandRadovici,2004),the10.000lei1947coinswerestruckin6.000.000pieces.
Theinscriptionontheedgecantakevariouspositionsrespectivetothefacesofthecoin.Itcanstartfromanywhereandcanbelaidontheobverseoronthereverse.Thisobservationis
true for all the incuse inscriptions or ornaments on the edge of the Romanian coins from the beginnings up to present (2010). In the image above are pictured the marks that separate the words
NIHIL,SINEandDEO.Thesameseparatingsignsasfor100lei1943and1944coinswereused.
theinscription"ROMANIA",crownandyear1947betweentwosquaresigns
16mmdiameter,1.7g,copper80%,zinc19%,nickel1%,flatedge
denomination"50BANI"
In the book Monetele Romniei by Iliescu and Radovici (Coins of Romania, 2004) it is mentioned that these coins were struck at Bucharest and at Budapest, with a
mintageof13.400.000piecesthecompositiongiveniscopper63%zinc37%.
TheSchfferStambuliucatalogfrom2009(Romniaproiecte,probemonetareicatalogulmonedeloremise)mentionsthatatBudapest738.000of50bani1947
werestruck,andthatthesepiecescannotbedistinguishedfromtheonesstruckatBucharest.
Theseriescomprisedof50bani,1leu,2leiand5leipiecesfrom1947enteredcirculationsubsequentlytothemonetaryreformofAugust15th1947.Themonetary
reformknowninRomaniaas"Stabilizarea"wasaimedatsolvingthewarconsequencesinwhichthemonetarycirculationwasconcernedandatstimulatingthefinancialrecovery
ofthecountry.Thereformsetthevalueof1leuto6.6miligramsofgoldwiththetitleof90%.The"stabilization"allowedeverycitizentoexchangeafixedamountofmoney,at
theexchangerateof20.000oldleito1newleu.Thesumpossibletobeexchangedvariedaccordingtoown'soccupationbetween1.5and7.5milionoldlei.
inscription"ROMANIA",year1947andRomaniancoatofarmsoveranolivebranch
denomination"1LEU"andwheatearswreath
According to the information from the book Monetele Romniei (Iliescu and Radovici, 2004) these coins were struck at Bucharest and at Budapest, and the mintage
was90.000.000pieces.
The Schffer Stambuliu catalog from 2009 mentions in accordance with monograph Monede i bancnote romneti (Romanian coins and banknotes) that these
coinswerestruckatBucharest.
Justbelowthereisastrangestrikingerror.Thefacevaluesideofthecoinisstruckonbothcoinsides,onetimenormallyandonetimemirrored.Onthenormallystruck
facethelightsourceisplacedaboveandtheedgestowardthesourcearebright.Onthemirroredstrucksidethelightcomesfrombelow,sotheedgesoftheincuseregionon
thecoinarebright.Asaconsequence,onbothpicturesthesamedesignelementsarebright.TheimagesappearonthesitethroughthekindcontributionofMrRaduLissner.
Justbelowthereisastrikingerrorappearedasresultofablankshiftrespectivetothedie.TheimagesarepresentonRomaniancoinsthankstothekindcontribution
ofMr.MoiseAlexandruRzvan.
theinscription"ROMANIA",year1947andRomaniancoatofarmsoveranolivebranch
denomination"2LEI"andwheatearswreath
AccordingtoMoneteleRomniei(IliescuandRadovici,2004),thiscoinwasmanufacturedinCzechoslovakia,atKremnicamint.ThecityofKremnicaisplacedinthe
middle of Slovakia (Czechoslovakia was divided in 1993 into the Czech Republic and Slovakia). In the monograph Monede i bancnote romneti (Romanian coins and
banknotes)thiscoinisassumedtohavebeenstruckatBucharestMint.
theinscription"MIHAIIREGELEROMANILOR"meaning"KINGOFTHEROMANIANS",
MIHAIIheadfacingrightandyear1947betweentwosquares.UndertheneckliesH.
denomination"5LEI"andwheatears
It is presumed in monograph Monede i bancnote romneti (Romanian coins and banknotes) that this coin was struck at Bucharest, with a mintage of
56.026.000pieces.InMoneteleRomniei(CoinsofRomania,IliescuandRadovici,2004)itcanbefoundthatthemintageof52.400.000coinswaspartiallystruckat
Bucharest Mint, and partially in Hungary, at Metrom Works. The Schffer Stambuliu catalog from 2009 mentions that at Budapest 2.683.000 pieces of 5 lei 1947
werestruck,andthatthesepiecescannotbedistinguishedfromtheonesstruckatBucharest.
Thesidewiththefacevalueisidenticalwiththeoneof5lei1942coin.
Thepicturesof5lei1947aluminiumcoinaboveappearsonthesitethankstothekindpermissionofMrCristianCiuplea.
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Previouscoin Centenaryofthe1848RevolutioninRomania Nextcoin
38mmdiameter,25g,silver83.5%,copper16.5%,flatedge
outerpearlcircle,CENTENARULANULUIREVOLUTIONAR1848, Theinscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning
meaning"CentenaryofRevolutionaryYear1848",astarinsidelinear "ROMANIANPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC",year1948andRomaniancoatof
circlerevolutionistNicolaeBlcescu'seffigy,NICOLAEBALCESCU arms,outerpearlcircle,innerlinearcircle.
andH.I.,standingforHaralambIonescu,theengraver.
ThesilverpieceinthepicturesisthefirstoratleastthesecondnumismaticissueofthenewRomanianPeople'sRepublic,appearedasresult
oftheouterSovietinterference.Itthuslyhasaratherspecialcharacter,beingamongthefirstifnottheveryfirstmetaldocumentofthenewpeople's
regime. Although not a regular coin (lacking a face value) we deemed worthy displaying it on Romanian coins, as an emblematic token that
milestonestheshiftfromtheformermonarchicregimetotherepublic.Themedalwasalsojudgedassuchbytheissuingauthorities,factprovenby
thelargenumberofpiecesstruck,unusualformedalsyetspecifictocoinstriking:500.000.
Thediameterissuperiortotheclassicsilver5lei'sstruckbyCarolthoughthetitleisinferior.Thediametermatchestheoneofthehomage5
leiof1906(fortyyearsofreignofCarolI).
This medal was a good means of spreading the newly created coat of arms of the state, a coat that stood for the communist regime only,
despiteallandanyRomanianheraldrytradition.Easytonotice,the(red)staratopisstillmissing,thiscomponentbeingaddedfrom1953ontill1989.
OntheobversethereistheeffigyofNicolaeBlcescu(revolutionistin1848),highlypreferredbythecommunistregimeinbanknotedesigninglater
on,alongTudorVladimirescu,1821revolutionist.
WecansaythismedalusherssomehowRomaniaintotheneweraofpeople'srepublic.ThetitleofRepublicaPopularRomnlastedfrom
30thDecember1947until21stAugust1965,whenthesocialistrepublicwasproclaimed.
Moreover,thankstoitspeculiarities,themedalenjoysquiteacelebrityandrealinterestexiststowardsit.
Fifty years later new numismatic issues followed celebrating a century and a half from the event that shaped the development of modern
Romania.In1998theNationalBankstruckananniversarysetoftwogoldencoins(500and1000lei),alsopresentonRomaniancoins.
http://romaniancoins.org/balcescu.html 1/1
inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC"
denomination"5LEI"andyear1948insideanoakwreath.Alongtherim,somehowright,is
andRomaniancoatofarms,belowthecoatofarmsafiveraystar
placedH.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
16mmdiameter,1.83g,copper70%,zinc30%,flatedge inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA "meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'S

denomination"1LEU"andyear1951 REPUBLIC"andsunrisingbeyondthemountainsandanoilrig.Underthesoillineisplaced
H.IONESCU,theengraver'sname.
theinscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC",oatear,corncobandwheatear.Alongtheriminthelowerobverse,somehow
denomination"2LEI"andyear1950
right,isplacedH.I.standingforHaralambIonescu,theengraver'sname.
Previouscoin 1leu1951,1952 Nextcoin
16mmdiameter,0.61g,aluminum,flatedge inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"andsunrisingbeyondthemountains,oilrigin
denomination"1LEU"andyear1951. frontundertherigH.Ionescu(Haralamb),theengraver'sname,andafiveraystar
AfterthemonetaryreformofJanuary28th1952thecoinsof1ban,3,5,10and25bani(presentedonthefollowingpagesofthesite)wereintroducedintocirculation.
Theoldcoinswerewithdrawnfromcirculation,thealuminum1leuand2leifrom1952included,thelaterhavingthuscirculatedforaveryshorttime.Probably,veryfewaluminum
coinsof1952wereintroducedintocirculationthedaysbeforethemonetaryreformofJanuary.
Themintagesofthesecoinsarenotknown.Itiscertainthat1leu1952isakeydate,oneoftherarestandhardesttofindcoinsissuedduringthecommunistera.
Thepicturesof1leu1951and1952coinsabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Foralongperiodonthispageweredisplayedpicturesof1leu1952throughthekindpermissionofMr.sebii.
denomination"2LEI"andyear1951
Theinscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC",oatear,corncobandwheatear.Alongtheriminthelowerpartofthecoin,
somehowright,isplacedH.I.standingforHaralambIonescu,theengraver'sname.
AfterthemonetaryreformofJanuary28th1952thecoinsof1ban,3,5,10and25bani(presentedonthefollowingpagesofthesite)wereintroducedintocirculation.
Theoldcoinswerewithdrawnfromcirculation,thealuminum1leuand2leifrom1952included,thelaterhavingthuscirculatedforaveryshorttime.Probably,veryfewaluminum
coinsof1952wereintroducedintocirculationthedaysbeforethemonetaryreformofJanuary.
Themintagesofthesecoinsarenotknown.Itiscertainthat2lei1952isakeydate,oneoftherarestandhardesttofindcoinsissuedduringthecommunistera,the
rarestmaybe.
Thepictures2lei1951coinabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Thepicturesof2lei1952coinabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Belowyoucanseeadoublestrikeofthe2leiof1951coinandadetailofthemostapparentregiononit.
Below you can see atriple strike of the 2 lei of 1951 coin and a detail of the most apparent region on it and an offcenter struck coin. The pictures are present on
RomaniancoinsthroughthekindcontributionofMr.AdrianPopovici.
denomination"20LEI"andaworkerstanding,withrolledupsleeves,holdingapartonanvil
inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC",
withtongs(lefthand),holdinghammerintherighthandindustrialbackground(smokeflues,
year1951flankedoneithersidesbyapairofsquares,Romaniancoatofarms
conveyorbelt,silos).Inthelowerobverse,undertheanvil,somehowright,isplacedH.
Anunconfirmedinformationexistsaccordingtowhichtherewouldalsoexistsome20leiof1952.
Romaniancoatofarms(1948modelnostar)
15mmdiameter,1g,95%copper,5%aluminum,grainededge
denomination"1BAN"andyear1952
These coins were struck in the Soviet Union, at Moscow Mint. The bronze used for these coins contains a small amount of aluminum (or zinc,
accordingtoMBR).
Theseriesin1952iscomposedof1ban,3,5,10and25baniandenteredcirculationasresultofthemonetaryreformofJanuary28th1952.The
stabilizationwasaimedattoninguptheroleofmonetarycirculationineconomydevelopment.Afterthereformoneleuwasworth79.346milligramsoffine
gold(asoposedto6.6milligramsof90%finenessgoldfortheformerleu).Moneyexchangehasbeenaccomplishedatvariableratios,differentiatedforthe
population(20:1),bussinessandstateenterprises.
On the 1st of February 1954 the gold content of the leu was raised to 148.112 milligrams of fine gold, although the prices and salaries did not
change.
denomination"3BANI"andyear1952
ThesecoinswerestruckintheSovietUnion,atMoscowMint.Thebronzeusedforthesecoinscontainsasmallamountofaluminum(orzinc,accordingtoMBR).
20mmdiameter,2.4g,95%copper,5%aluminum,grainededge
ThesecoinswerestruckintheSovietUnion,atMoscowMint.Thebronzeusedforthesecoinscontainsasmallamountofaluminum(orzinc,
accordingtoMBR).
Inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC"
17.5mmdiameter,1.8g,80%copper,20%nickel,grainededge andRomaniancoatofarms(1948modelnostar),underthecoatofarmsasmallline
denomination"10BANI"andyear1952insideanoakwreath
ThiscoinwasstruckintheSovietUnion,atMoscowMint.
22mmdiameter,3.6g,80%copper,20%nickel,grainededge andRomaniancoatofarms(1948modelnostar),underthecoatofarmsasmallline
InthemonographMonedeibancnoteromneti(Buzdugan,LuchianandOprescu,1977)thesecoinsarepresumedtobemadefromnickel.Theyseemtobemade
fromthesamealloyasthe10banicoinsinthesameseries,whicharedeclaredtobecupronickel.Itisobviousthatthesecoinscannotbemadefromnickel,becausethismetal
isferromagneticandthecoinsofthisseriesarenotattractedbythemagnet.
Thecoinscertaintohavebeenmadeofnickelasthe50and100lei19361938ortheCanadiancents(e.g.5centsstruckbetween1955and1981or10and25cents
struckafter1968)arestronglyattractedbythemagnet.TheRomaniancupronickel(75%copperand25%nickel)coins,e.g.the5,10and20bani1905and1906orthe1and
2lei1924arenotattractedbythemagnet.
ThesecoinswerestruckintheSovietUnion,atMoscowMint.
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Previouscoin 1ban1953,1954 Nextcoin
Romaniancoatofarms
(new1953modelwithstar)
denomination"1BAN"andyear1953
These coins were struck at Bucharest Mint. The bronze used for these coins contains a small amount of aluminum (instead of zinc, as MBR
claims).
Thecoinsstruckfrom1953onhaveaslightdifferenceontheobverse.Thecommunistinspiredcoatofarmsgotaredstaratopofitinorderto
bemorealiketotheSovietUnioncoatofarms.AsimilarchangehappenedintheCzechoslovakiancoatofarmsapproximatelyinthesameperiod.See
belowtheSovietcoatofarmsandsomeotherSovietinspiredcoatsofarmsbearingtheredstaratop.
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Romaniancoatofarms
Mintagein1953:13.000.000coins
ThesecoinswerestruckatBucharestMint.Thebronzeusedforthesecoinscontainsasmallamountofaluminum(insteadofzinc,asMBRclaims).
Themintageprogrammedfor1954was33.400.000pieces,butitwasonlypartiallyexecuted.Theactualnumberofissued3bani1954coinsisunknown.However,the
catalogpricesarefarhigherfor3bani1954even4050timeshigherthanthepricesfor3bani1953coin.The3bani1954coinisakeydate,oneoftherarestandhardest
tofindcoinsissuedduringthecommunistera.
Thepicturesofthe3bani1954coinabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.RaduLissner.
Thepicturesofthe3bani1953coinabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
Thecoinsstruckfrom1953onhaveaslightdifferenceontheobverse.Thecommunistinspiredcoatofarmsgotaredstaratopofitinordertobemorealiketo the
Soviet Union coat of arms. A similar change happened in the Czechoslovakian coat of arms approximately in the same period. See below the Soviet coat of arms and some
otherSovietinspiredcoatsofarmsbearingtheredstaratop.
Romaniancoatofarms
20mmdiameter,2.4g,bronze,grainededge Mintage1953:54.600.000coins
denomination"5BANI"and Mintage1954:57.500.000coins
year1954 Mintage1955:38.100.000coins
ThesecoinswerestruckatBucharestMint.Thebronzeusedforthesecoinscontains,besidescopper,asmallamountofzincandnickelasstatedbyMBR(or95%
copperand5%aluminum,accordingtoSchfferStambuliucatalogfrom2009).
AccordingtotheinformationfromthebookMoneteleRomniei(IliescuandRadovici,2004fromwhichthemintagesweretaken),the5banicoinswithyear1957were
struckin1957and1958too.
The5baniwithyear1958,astheonebelow,areusuallyconsideredpatterns.Nevertheless,theyareveryrare.

ThecoinsandpatternpicturesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
17mmdiameter,1.8g,80%copper,20%nickel,grainededge andRomaniancoatofarms,underthecoatofarmsasmallline
andRomaniancoatofarms,underthecoatofarmsasmallline
22mmdiameter,3.6g,80%copper,20%nickel,grainededge
The coins certain to have been made of nickel as the 50 and 100 lei 19361938 or the Canadian cents (e.g. 5 cents struck between 1955 and 1981 or 10 and 25
centsstruckafter1968)arestronglyattractedbythemagnet.TheRomaniancupronickel(75%copperand25%nickel)coins,e.g.the5,10and20bani1905and1906orthe
1and2lei1924arenotattractedbythemagnet.
inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMINA"meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC"
andRomaniancoatofarms,underthecoatofarmsasmallline
17.5mmdiameter,1.8g,80%copper,20%nickel,grainededge
Thecoinsof10and25banistruckin1955and1956differfromthepreviousonesduetosomeorthographicalchangesthatlastedfrom1954overto1963.Thewords
romn(Romanian),Romnia(Romania)andothersalikewerespelledromn,Romnia.SothesenewercoinsfeatureREPUBLICAPOPULARAROMINAinsteadofROMANA.
Inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMINA"meaning"ROMANIAN
PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC"andRomaniancoatofarms,underthecoatof
22mmdiameter,3.6g,80%copper,20%nickel,grainededge
armsasmallline
Thecoinsof10and25banistruckin1955and1956differfromthepreviousonesduetosomeorthographicalchangesthatlastedfrom1954
over to 1963. The words romn (Romanian), Romnia (Romania) and others alike were spelled romn, Romnia. So these newer coins feature
REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMINAinsteadofROMANA.
InthemonographMonedeibancnoteromneti(Buzdugan,LuchianandOprescu,1977)thesecoinsarepresumedtobemadefromnickel.
Theyseemtobemadefromthesamealloyasthe10banicoinsinthesameseries,whicharedeclaredtobecupronickel.Itisobviousthatthesecoins
cannotbemadefromnickel,becausethismetalisferromagneticandthecoinsofthisseriesarenotattractedbythemagnet.
Thecoinscertaintohavebeenmadeofnickelasthe50and100lei19361938ortheCanadiancents(e.g.5centsstruckbetween1955and
1981or10and25centsstruckafter1968)arestronglyattractedbythemagnet.TheRomaniancupronickel(75%copperand25%nickel)coins,e.g.
the5,10and20bani1905and1906orthe1and2lei1924arenotattractedbythemagnet.
Inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMNA"meaning"ROMANIANPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC",
25mmdiameter,4.55g,coppernickelalloy,grainededge
year1956flankedoneithersidesbyapairofsquares,Romaniancoatofarms
denomination"50BANI"andaworkerstanding,withrolledupsleeves,holdingapartonanvil
withtongs(lefthand),holdinghammerintherighthandindustrialbackground(smokeflues,
conveyorbelt,silos)
These coins were struck at Bucharest Mint. It interesting to observe that ROMNA is written with "", a rare case of using diacritical signs on Romanian coins. The
presenceofthe"hatoni"from""isalsoaninconsequence,becausePOPULARAiswrittenwithAinsteadof(and,ofcourse,ROMNAinsteadofROMN).
Thecoinscertaintohavebeenmadeofnickelasthe50and100lei19361938ortheCanadiancents(e.g.5centsstruckbetween1955and1981or10and25cents
struckafter1968)arestronglyattractedbythemagnet.TheRomaniancupronickel(75%copperand25%nickel)coins,e.g.the5,10and20bani1905and1906orthe1and
2lei1924arenotattractedbythemagnet.
Thedesignispracticallyidenticaltothe20leiof1951,soweassumetheyhavethesameengraver,HaralambIonescu.
Thepicturesof50bani1956arepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofananonymousdonor.
inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMINA"meaning"ROMANIAN
19.5mmdiameter,2.88g,95%steelplatedwith5%nickel,flat PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC",year1960flankedoneithersidesbya
edge squareandRomaniancoatofarms
denomination"15BANI"insidelaurelwreath
Itseemstobeinfactnickelplatedsteel.Therustontheedgeoftheheavyworncoinsisagoodargumentinsupportofthesteelcore,becausenickel
isveryresistanttocorrosion.
InthebookMonetele Romniei (Coins of Romania, by Iliescu and Radovici, 2004) is mentioned that this coin was struck in 19601963 and
1965and1966,allcoinsbearingthesameyear1960.KnowingthattheSocialistRepublicofRomaniawasproclaimedonAugust21st1965bythe
GreatNationalAssembly,whoadoptedanewconstitution,strikingcoinswiththePeople'sRepubliccoatofarmsin1966looksabitweird.Thereisone
explanation:theSocialistRepubliccoinswithyear1966werereleasedintocirculationstartingfrom1967.
Inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMINA"meaning"ROMANIAN
PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC",year1960flankedoneithersidesbya
22mmdiameter,3.38g,95%steelplatedwith5%nickel,flatedge
squareandRomaniancoatofarms
denomination"25BANI",atractoronafieldandwheatears
Itseemstobeinfactnickelplatedsteel.Therustontheedgeoftheheavyworncoinsisagoodargumentinsupportofthesteelcore,becausethe
nickelisveryresistanttocorrosion.
InthebookMoneteleRomniei (Coins of Romania, by Iliescu and Radovici, 2004) is mentioned that this coin was struck in 1960, 1962 and
19641966,allcoinsbearingthesameyear1960.KnowingthattheSocialistRepublicofRomaniawasproclaimedonAugust21st1965bytheGreat
National Assembly, who adopted a new constitution, striking coins with the People's Republic coat of arms in 1966 looks a bit weird. There is one
explanation:theSocialistRepubliccoinswithyear1966werereleasedintocirculationstartingfrom1967.
ThetractorrepresentedonthecoinisaUTOStractormanufacturedatBraov.Mostlikelyitisa45horsepowerUTOS26,thefirstRomanian
tractor with tires meant for ploughing, model manufactured between 1957 and 1962 at Uzina de Tractoare Oraul Stalin (hence the name of the
tractor),meaningTractorPlant"StalinCity".ThecityofBraovwascalledOraulStalinbetween1950and1960.UTOStractorsweremanufactured
underMTZlicenseMinskTractorPlant,USSR,todayinBelarus.
Thesametractorappearsonthe25banicoinsfrom1966and1982, although in the meantime the Braov Tractor Plant had introduced into
productionmoreperformanttractors,asU650.
Romaniancoatofarms
Incomparisonwiththe5banifrom1966and1975,isararecoin.
In the book Monetele Romniei (Coins of Romania, by Iliescu and Radovici, 2004) is mentioned thatthis coin was struck in 1963 1966, all
coins bearing the same year 1960. Knowing that the Socialist Republic of Romania was proclaimed on August 21st 1965 by the Great National
Assembly,whoadoptedanewconstitution,strikingcoinswiththePeople'sRepubliccoatofarmsin1966looksabitweird.Thereisoneexplanation:
theSocialistRepublic'coinswithyear1966werereleasedintocirculationstartingfrom1967.
Inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning"ROMANIAN
24mmdiameter,5.06g,95%steelplatedwith5%nickel,flatedge PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC",year1963flankedoneithersidesbyapair
denomination"1LEU",ploughingtractorandsunrisingbeyondthe ofsquares,Romaniancoatofarms
mountains,atleftoilrigs
InthebookMoneteleRomniei (Coins of Romania, by Iliescu and Radovici, 2004) is mentioned that this coin was struck in 1963 1965, all
coinsbearingthesameyear1963.
ThetractorrepresentedonthecoinisaUTOStractormanufacturedatBraov.Mostlikelyitisa45horsepowerUTOS26,thefirstRomanian
tractor with tires meant for ploughing, model manufactured between 1957 and 1962 at Uzina de Tractoare Oraul Stalin (hence the name of the
tractor),meaningTractorPlant"StalinCity".ThecityofBraovwascalledOraulStalinbetween1950and1960.UTOStractorsweremanufactured
underMTZlicenseMinskTractorPlant,USSR,todayinBelarus.
Inscription"REPUBLICAPOPULARAROMANA"meaning"ROMANIAN
PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC",year1963flankedoneithersidesbyapair
ofsquares,Romaniancoatofarms
denomination"3LEI"andoilrefinery,atlefttwooilrigs
InthebookMoneteleRomniei (Coins of Romania, by Iliescu and Radovici, 2004) is mentioned that this coin was struck in 1963 1965, all
coinsbearingthesameyear1963.
Romaniancoatofarms(new1965model)
In1965(onAugust21st)RomaniachangeditsofficialnamefromRomanianPeople'sRepublictotheSocialistRepublicofRomania.Thecoat
of arms changed accordingly, the name on the coat being switched from R. P. R. (standing for Republica Popular Romn) to Republica Socialist
Romnia.
Allcoinswithyear1966werereleasedintocirculationstartingwithyear1967.Officially,allcommunistcoinsintroducedintocirculationstarting
fromthemonetaryreformof1952sothe5bani1966inclusivemantainedcirculatorypoweruntilDecember31st1996.Afterthisdateallthesecoins
wereoutofcirculation,inconformitywiththeNationalBankofRomaniacircularno.33fromDecember2nd1996(publishedintheOfficialGazetteno.
347/1996,1stpart).
In the book Monetele Romniei (Coins of Romania, by Iliescu and Radovici, 2004, actually written in 1969) is mentioned that this coin was
struckin19671968also,allcoinsbearingthesameyear1966.Until1968106.881.000coinswerestruck.Itisalmostacertitudethatthesecoins
werestruckafter1968also.
19.5mmdiameter,2.87g,95%steelplatedwith5%nickel,flat Inscription"REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMANIA"meaning
edge "SOCIALISTREPUBLICOFROMANIA",year1966flankedoneither
denomination"15BANI"insidelaurelwreath sidesbyasquare,Romaniancoatofarms(1965model)
from the monetary reform of 1952 so the 15 bani 1966 inclusive mantained circulatory power until December 31st 1996. After this date all these
coinswereoutofcirculation,inconformitywiththeNationalBankofRomaniacircularno.33fromDecember2nd1996(publishedintheOfficialGazette
no.347/1996,1stpart).
struckin19671968also,allcoinsbearingthesameyear1966.Until196841.165.000coinswerestruck.Itisalmostacertitudethatthesecoinswere
struckafter1968also.
Inscription"REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMANIA"meaning
"SOCIALISTREPUBLICOFROMANIA",year1966flankedoneither
denomination"15BANI",atractoronafieldandwheatears
sidesbyasquare,Romaniancoatofarms(1965model)
InthemonographMonedeibancnoteromneti(Romaniancoinsandbanknotes,Buzdugan,LuchianandOprescu,1977)thesecoinsare
presumed to be made from nickel. It seems to be in fact nickel plated steel. The rust on the edge of the heavy worn coins is a good argument in
supportofthesteelcore,becausenickelisveryresistanttocorrosion.
from the monetary reform of 1952 so the 25 bani 1966 inclusive mantained circulatory power until December 31st 1996. After this date all these
coinswereoutofcirculation,inconformitywiththeNationalBankofRomaniacircularno.33fromDecember2nd1996(publishedintheOfficialGazette
no.347/1996,1stpart).
Thesametractorappearsonthe25banicoinsfrom1960and1982.
24mmdiameter,5.06g,nickelplatedsteel,flatedge Inscription"REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMANIA"meaning
denomination"1LEU",ploughingtractorandsunrisingbeyondthe "SOCIALISTREPUBLICOFROMANIA",year1966flankedoneither
mountains,atleftoilrigs sidesbyapairofsquares,Romaniancoatofarms(1965model)
fromthemonetaryreformof1952sothe1leu1966inclusivemantainedcirculatorypoweruntilDecember31st1996.Afterthisdateallthesecoins
347/1996,1stpart).
inscription"REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMANIA"meaning
denomination"3LEI"andoilrefinery
sidesbyapairofsquares,Romaniancoatofarms
Theedgeofthecoinisadornedwithtwowavylines,separatedbyafiveraystar.
fromthemonetaryreformof1952sothe3lei1966inclusivemantainedcirculatorypoweruntilDecember31st1996.Afterthisdateallthesecoins
347/1996,1stpart).
Belowispresentedasilver,proofstyle,essayof3lei1966,fromtheformerC.C.colection.Onlytwosuchpiecesareknown.
Romaniancoatofarms
Theinscription"REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMANIA"meaning
19.5mmdiameter,0.95g,aluminum,flatedge
denomination"15BANI"insidelaurelwreath
sidesbyasquare,Romaniancoatofarms
29mmdiameter,2.8g,aluminum,flatedge,outerpearlcircle inscription"REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMANIA"meaning
denomination"5LEI"andsymbolsofenergeticandpetroleum "SOCIALISTREPUBLICOFROMANIA",year1978flankedoneither
industrialactivities.Ornaments:wheatearsandtoothedwheel. sidesbyasquare,Romaniancoatofarms
Theedgeofthecoinisadornedwithtwowavylines,separatedbyarhombus.Thesmalldiagonalofthetworhombiisvertical.
Thealuminum5leicoinof1978hasseveralvariants:type1,thetripodhavingequallengthlegs(commontype),type2,thelegattheleftside
(ofthepicture)beingshorterandtype3,thistimethelegattherightside(ofthepicture)beingtheshortone.Theinformationreguardingthevariants
aswellastheexplanatorypictureswereprovidedtoRomaniancoinsbyMrAdrianPopovici.
inscription"REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMANIA"meaning
denomination"25BANI",atractorandwheatears
sidesbyasquare,Romaniancoatofarms
1/26/2015 50lei19832050yearssincethecreationofthecentralizedandindependentDacianstateRomanianCoins
Previouscoin
50lei19832050yearssincethecreationofthe Nextcoin
centralizedandindependentDacianstate
Reverse:fightscenebetweentheDaciansandtheRomansextractedfrom
28mmdiameter?,13.88grams,silver92.5%,
Trajan'sColumninRomeinsidelinearcircle/Alongtheedge:
proofquality
2050ANIDELACREAREASTATULUIDACCENTRALIZAT
Obverse:denomination50LEI,year1983,REPUBLICASOCIALISTA
SIINDEPENDENT1980meaning2050YEARSSINCETHECREATIONOFTHE
ROMNIA,Romaniancoatofarms.
CENTRALIZEDANDINDEPENDENTDACIANSTATE
Thecoinbelongstoasetoffourtwosilverandtwogoldencoinscelebrating2050yearssincethepoliticalunionoftheDaciansintoasingle
state, meant to be struck in 1983 on August 23rd, the Romanian national day of the time. The set was struck at the Franklin Mint in Philadelphia
(UnitedStatesofAmerica).Trustfulsourcesassume6.500piecesbutothersraisethenumberto7.500.Anyway,itisveryrare.
Theothersilvercoinofthesameseriescanbeseenonthenextpage.
The silver pieces of the set have at the left (heraldic positioning) of the coat of
arms an interesting ensign that looks somewhat like stylized F standing maybe,
thereforenotsurefortheissuingFraklinmint.Somuchinformationfornow.Contactusif
knowingmore.
Averypeculiarinformationwasprovidedtousbytheanonymousdonorofthepictures.The50leiand1000leicoinsfromthisserieswereonly
minted in 1983. They are a one year type. The 100 lei and 500 lei coins were minted in 1982 and 1983. In some cases the 1982 coins were sold
togetherasasetinsteadofindividually.Moreover,thereisanotherinterestingbitofinformationaboutthisseries.Besidestheregular1983coins,the
FranklinMintissuedaspeciallimitededitionset(also1983)withaserialnumberengravedonthesideofeachofthefourcoin.TheFranklinmintonly
made 1000 of these limited edition sets. We could easily deem that not less than ten different pieces must be acquired to have an exhaustive
collection.
Asyouhavepreviouslyread,threetinyDacianflagsarepicturedonthereverse.AsitisverylikelynottoknowhowaDacianflaglookslike,itis
fittopointoutthatsuchanoriflameiscomprisedofa(natural,3Dshaped)wolfheadtowhichascaly,serpentordragontailisattached.Averyoriginal
and,whynot,gruesomeensignindeed.
ThesefivehomagecoinsarenottheonlyhavingDaciaandtheDaciansassubject.In2001Romaniastruckalargegoldcoinof1000leito
mark1900yearssincethefirstwarbetweentheRomansandtheDaciansstarted(101102A.D.)inthetimesofkingDecebal.Clickheretoseeit.
1/26/2015 50lei19832050yearssincethecreationofthecentralizedandindependentDacianstateRomanianCoins
The 2050 years since the creation of the centralized and

independent Dacian state were also celebrated through philatelic
issues.Hereisonepicturingitsleader,greatkingBurebista.
The beginning of the leadership of king Burebista (also spelled Buerebista, pictured above) is placed in 70 B.C. Historian Strabo wrote
"Buerebista,theGeta,assumingleadershipofhispeople,raisedtheseenragedinendlessbattlesmenandstraightenedthemthroughabstinenceand
sobriety and command obedience so that, in a few years, he established a great mastership and submitted to the Getae almost all neighbours
moreover,heposedgreatthreattotheRomans,becausehecrossedrecklesslytoanyoneDanubeandpreyedThraceovertoMacedoniaandIllyria,
andtheCeltsthatmingledwithThraciansandIllyrianshewastedaltogetherandtheBoithatpursuedkingCritasirosaswellastheTeuriscshewiped
fromthefaceoftheearth".(GetaandGetaewasanothernameforDacianandDacians.)
Burebista was considered by his contemporaries as "the first and the greatest among the kings in Thrace". He mastered "all counties from
thitherandhitherofDanube",asaninscriptioninGreekfoundatDionysopolis(todayBalcic,Bulgaria)informsus.
During his reign the Dacian state reached its climax, being feared even by the Romans. Burebista wage many wars, all victorious. His state
stretchedfromtheBlackSeaandriverBugovertonowadaysBohemiaandfromHaemusBalkanMountainsovertotheWoodyCarpathians.
In 44 B.C. Burebista was murdered and his state divided among the conspirators. There is an opinion according to which one of those was
Koson,theonestrikingthefamousgoldcoinsbearinghisname.
1/26/2015 RomanianCoins100lei19822050yearssincethecreationofthecentralizedandindependentDacianstate
Previouscoin
100lei1982,19832050yearssincethecreationof Nextcoin
thecentralizedandindependentDacianstate
Reverse:Dacianhead,fourdots(?)atleft,sevenatright,threeDacianflagsatright
36mmdiameter?,27.75grams,silver92.5%, headingleft
proofquality Alongtheedgetheinscription
Obverse:denomination100LEI,year1982,REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMNIA, 2050ANIDELACREAREASTATULUIDACCENTRALIZATSIINDEPENDENT1980
Romaniancoatofarms. meaning2050YEARSSINCETHECREATIONOFTHECENTRALIZEDAND
INDEPENDENTDACIANSTATE
Thecoinbelongstoasetoffourtwosilverandtwogoldencoinscelebrating2050yearssincethepoliticalunionoftheDaciansintoasinglestate,
meant to be struck in 1983 on August 23rd, the Romanian national day of the time. The set was struck at the Franklin Mint in Philadelphia (United States of
America).Trustfulsourcesassume6.500piecesbutothersraisethenumberto7.500.Anyway,itisveryrare.
Theothersilvercoinofthesameseriescanbeseenonthepreviouspage.
The silver pieces of the set have at the left (heraldic positioning) of the coat of
arms an interesting ensign that looks somewhat like stylized F standing maybe,
thereforenotsurefortheissuingFraklinmint.Somuchinformationfornow.Contactusif
knowingmore.
Averypeculiarinformationwasprovidedtousbytheanonymousdonorofthepictures.The50leiand1000leicoinsfromthisserieswereonlymintedin
1983.Theyareaoneyeartype.The100leiand500leicoinsweremintedin1982and1983.Thiswouldexplaintheyear1982youseeonthepictureabove
(obverse).Insomecasesthe1982coinsweresoldtogetherasasetinsteadofindividually.Moreover,thereisanotherinterestingbitofinformationaboutthis
series.Besidestheregular1983coins,theFranklinMintissuedaspeciallimitededitionset(also1983)withaserialnumberengravedonthesideofeachofthe
fourcoin.TheFranklinmintonlymade1000oftheselimitededitionsets.Wecouldeasilydeemthatnotlessthantendifferentpiecesmustbeacquiredtohave
anexhaustivecollection.
As you have previously read, three tiny Dacian flags are pictured on the reverse. As it is very likely not to know how a Dacian flag looks like, it is fit to
pointoutthatsuchanoriflameiscomprisedofa(natural,3Dshaped)wolfheadtowhichascaly,serpentordragontailisattached.Averyoriginaland,whynot,
gruesomeensignindeed.
ThesefourdistinctivehomagecoinsarenottheonlyhavingDaciaandtheDaciansassubject.In2001Romaniastruckalargegoldcoinof1000leito
mark1900yearssincethefirstwarbetweentheRomansandtheDaciansstarted(101102A.D.)inthetimesofkingDecebal.Clickheretoseeit.
ThebeginningoftheleadershipofkingBurebista(alsospelledBuerebista,picturedabove)isplacedin70B.C..HistorianStrabowrote"Buerebista,the
Geta, assuming leadership of his people, raised these enraged in endless battles men and straightened them through abstinence and sobriety and command
obediencesothat,inafewyears,heestablishedagreatmastershipandsubmittedtotheGetaealmostallneighboursmoreover,heposedgreatthreattothe
Romans, because he crossed recklessly to anyone Danube and preyed Thrace over to Macedonia and Illyria, and the Celts that mingled with Thracians and
IllyrianshewastedaltogetherandtheBoithatpursuedkingCritasirosaswellastheTeuriscshewipedfromthefaceoftheearth".(GetaandGetaewasanother
nameforDacianandDacians.)
Burebista was considered by his contemporaries as "the first and the greatest among the kings in Thrace". He mastered "all counties from thither and
hitherofDanube",asaninscriptioninGreekfoundatDionysopolis(todayBalcic,Bulgaria)informsus.
DuringhisreigntheDacianstatereacheditsclimax,beingfearedevenbytheRomans.Burebistawagemanywars,allvictorious.Hisstatestretchedfrom
theBlackSeaandriverBugovertonowadaysBohemiaandfromHaemusBalkanMountainsovertotheWoodyCarpathians.
In44B.C.Burebistawasmurderedandhisstatedividedamongtheconspirators.ThereisanopinionaccordingtowhichoneofthosewasKoson,the
onestrikingthefamousgoldcoinsbearinghisname.
Previouscoin
500lei1982,19832050yearssincethecreationof Nextcoin
thecentralizedandindependentDacianstate
Reverse:fightscenebetweentheDaciansandtheRomansextractedfromTrajan's
23mmdiameter,7.2grams,gold90%,copper10%,proofquality,flatedgewiththree
ColumninRomeinsidelinearcircle/Alongtheedge:
rhombiandthreewavinglinesengraved
2050ANIDELACREAREASTATULUIDACCENTRALIZATSIINDEPENDENT1980
Obverse:denomination500LEI,year1983,REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMNIA,
meaning2050YEARSSINCETHECREATIONOFTHECENTRALIZEDANDINDEPENDENT
Romaniancoatofarmsandthecoin'stitlebeneathit:900/1000FINEGOLD
DACIANSTATE
Thecoinbelongstoasetoffourtwosilverandtwogoldencoinscelebrating2050yearssincethepoliticalunionoftheDaciansintoasinglestate,meant
tobestruckin1983onAugust23rd,theRomaniannationaldayofthetime.ThesetwasstruckattheFranklinMintinPhiladelphia(UnitedStatesofAmerica).Trustful
sourcesassume6.500piecesbutothersraisethenumberto7.500.Anyway,itisveryrare.
Thesilvercoinsofthesameseriescanbeseenonthepreviouspages.
Anothergoldencoinofthesameseriescanbeseenonthenextpage.Foralmost40years,sincetheTRANSYLVANIAOFOURScoinin1944,Romaniahad
notstruckgoldwhenthissetappeared.
A very peculiar information was provided to us by the anonymous donor of the pictures. The 50 lei and 1000 lei coins from this series were only minted in
1983.Theyareaoneyeartype.The100leiand500leicoinsweremintedin1982and1983.Insomecasesthe1982coinsweresoldtogetherasasetinsteadof
individually.Moreover,thereisanotherinterestingbitofinformationaboutthisseries.Besidestheregular1983coins,theFranklinMintissuedaspeciallimitededition
set(also1983)withaserialnumberengravedonthesideofeachofthefourcoin.TheFranklinmintonlymade1000oftheselimitededitionsets.Wecouldeasily
deemthatnotlessthantendifferentpiecesmustbeacquiredtohaveanexhaustivecollection.
The golden pieces of the set have underneath the coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of
Romania,afterthetitle900/1000FINEGOLDaspecialsignthatresemblesanFthatcouldeasilystandfor
the Franklin mint that issued them. A similar ensign exists also on the silver coins, only much larger and
easiertoperceive.
Asyouhavepreviouslyread,threetinyDacianflagsarepicturedonthereverse.AsitisverylikelynottoknowhowaDacianflaglookslike,itisfittopointout
that such an oriflame is comprised of a (natural, 3D shaped) wolf head to which a scaly, serpent or dragon tail is attached. A very original and, why not, gruesome
ensignindeed.
ThesefourdistinctivehomagecoinsarenottheonlyhavingDaciaandtheDaciansassubject.In2001Romaniastruckalargegoldcoinof1000leitomark
1900yearssincethefirstwarbetweentheRomansandtheDaciansstarted(101102A.D.)inthetimesofkingDecebal.Clickheretoseeit.

ThebeginningoftheleadershipofkingBurebista(alsospelledBuerebista,picturedabove)isplacedin70B.C.HistorianStrabowrote"Buerebista,theGeta,
assumingleadershipofhispeople,raisedtheseenragedinendlessbattlesmenandstraightenedthemthroughabstinenceandsobrietyandcommandobedienceso
that,inafewyears,heestablishedagreatmastershipandsubmittedtotheGetaealmostallneighboursmoreover,heposedgreatthreattotheRomans,because
he crossed recklessly to anyone Danube and preyed Thrace over to Macedonia and Illyria, and the Celts that mingled with Thracians and Illyrians he wasted
altogetherandtheBoithatpursuedkingCritasirosaswellastheTeuriscshewipedfromthefaceoftheearth".(GetaandGetaewasanothernameforDacianand
Dacians.)
Burebistawasconsideredbyhiscontemporariesas"thefirstandthegreatestamongthekingsinThrace".Hemastered"allcountiesfromthitherandhitherof
Danube",asaninscriptioninGreekfoundatDionysopolis(todayBalcic,Bulgaria)informsus.
DuringhisreigntheDacianstatereacheditsclimax,beingfearedevenbytheRomans.Burebistawagemanywars,allvictorious.Hisstatestretchedfromthe
BlackSeaandriverBugovertonowadaysBohemiaandfromHaemusBalkanMountainsovertotheWoodyCarpathians.
In44B.C.Burebistawasmurderedandhisstatedividedamongtheconspirators.ThereisanopinionaccordingtowhichoneofthosewasKoson,theone
strikingthefamousgoldcoinsbearinghisname.
Previouscoin
1000lei19832050yearssincethecreationofthe Nextcoin
centralizedandindependentDacianstate
Reverse:Dacianhead,fourdots(?)atleft,sevenatright,threeDacianflagsatright
27mmdiameter,14.4grams,gold90%,copper10%,proofquality headingleft
Obverse:denomination1000LEI,year1983,REPUBLICASOCIALISTAROMNIA, Alongtheedgetheinscription2050ANIDELACREAREASTATULUIDACCENTRALIZAT
Romaniancoatofarmsandthecoin'stitlebeneathit:900/1000FINEGOLD SIINDEPENDENT1980meaning2050YEARSSINCETHECREATIONOFTHE
CENTRALIZEDANDINDEPENDENTDACIANSTATE
Aboutthecoin
Thecoinbelongstoasetoffourtwosilverandtwogoldencoinscelebrating2050yearssincethepoliticalunionoftheDaciansintoasinglestate,meantto
be struck in 1983 on August 23rd, the Romanian national day of the time. The set was struck at the Franklin Mint in Philadelphia (in Pennsylvania, United States of
America).Trustfulsourcesassume6.500piecesbutothersraisethenumberto7.500.Anyway,itisveryrare.Itseemsthattheproductionexpensesweresupportedby
theAmericanmint,Romaniareceivingtheroyaltyrightsandasmallnumberofcoins.
Thesilvercoinsofthesameseriescanbeseenonthepreviouspages.
Anothergoldencoinofthesameseriescanbeseenonthepreviouspage.Foralmost40years,sincetheTRANSYLVANIAOFOURScoinin1944,Romania
hadnotstruckgoldwhenthissetappeared.Thegoldcoinsinthesethave7.2respectively14.4gramsof90%gold,i.e.100respectively200grainsofpuregoldor
5/24and10/24Troyounce.
Averypeculiarinformationwasprovidedtousbytheanonymousdonorofthepictures.The50leiand1000leicoinsfromthisserieswereonlymintedin1983.
They are a one year type. The 100 lei and 500 lei coins were minted in 1982 and 1983. In some cases the 1982 coins were sold together as a set instead of
individually.Moreover,thereisanotherinterestingbitofinformationaboutthisseries.Besidestheregular1983coins,theFranklinMintissuedaspeciallimitededition
set (also 1983) with a serial number engraved on the side of each of the four coin. The Franklin mint only made 1000 of these limited edition sets. We could easily
deemthatnotlessthantendifferentpiecesmustbeacquiredtohaveanexhaustivecollection.
The golden pieces of the set have underneath the coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of
Romania,afterthetitle900/1000FINEGOLDaspecialsignthatresemblesanFthatcouldeasilystandfor
the Franklin mint that issued them. A similar ensign exists also on the silver coins, only much larger and
easiertoperceive.
Asyouhavepreviouslyread,threetinyDacianflagsarepicturedonthereverse.AsitisverylikelynottoknowhowaDacianflaglookslike,itisfittopointout
that such an oriflame is comprised of a (natural, 3D shaped) wolf head to which a scaly, serpent or dragon tail is attached. A very original and, why not, gruesome
ensignindeed.
ThesefourdistinctivehomagecoinsarenottheonlyhavingDaciaandtheDaciansassubject.In2001Romaniastruckalargegoldcoinof1000leitomark
1900yearssincethefirstwarbetweentheRomansandtheDaciansstarted(101102A.D.)inthetimesofkingDecebal.Clickheretoseeit.

AboutkingBurebista
ThebeginningoftheleadershipofkingBurebista(alsospelledBuerebista,picturedabove)isplacedin70B.C.HistorianStrabowrote"Buerebista,theGeta,
assumingleadershipofhispeople,raisedtheseenragedinendlessbattlesmenandstraightenedthemthroughabstinenceandsobrietyandcommandobedienceso
that,inafewyears,heestablishedagreatmastershipandsubmittedtotheGetaealmostallneighboursmoreover,heposedgreatthreattotheRomans,becausehe
crossedrecklesslytoanyoneDanubeandpreyedThraceovertoMacedoniaandIllyria,andtheCeltsthatmingledwithThraciansandIllyrianshewastedaltogether
andtheBoithatpursuedkingCritasirosaswellastheTeuriscshewipedfromthefaceoftheearth".(GetaandGetaewasanothernameforDacianandDacians.)
Burebistawasconsideredbyhiscontemporariesas"thefirstandthegreatestamongthekingsinThrace".Hemastered"allcountiesfromthitherandhitherof
Danube",asaninscriptioninGreekfoundatDionysopolis(todayBalcic,Bulgaria)informsus.
DuringhisreigntheDacianstatereacheditsclimax,beingfearedevenbytheRomans.Burebistawagemanywars,allvictorious.Hisstatestretchedfromthe
BlackSeaandriverBugovertonowadaysBohemiaandfromHaemusBalkanMountainsovertotheWoodyCarpathians.
In44B.C.Burebistawasmurderedandhisstatedividedamongtheconspirators.ThereisanopinionaccordingtowhichoneofthosewasKoson, the one
strikingthefamousgoldcoinsbearinghisname.
23mmdiameter,4.65g,nickelplatedsteel,flatedge ROMANIA,22DECEMBRIE1989andolivebranchoverRomanianflag
Incuseontheedge:wavingline
denomination"10LEI"andyear1990,laurelbranchesatleftandat Issuingdate:26thofDecember1990
right Mintage:30.000.000coinsin1990
31.303.000coinsin1991
60.000.000coinsin1992
Theedgeofthecoinisadornedwithtwowavylines,separatedbyarhombus.Thesmalldiagonalofthetworhombiisvertical.
Engraved by Vasile Gabor. This coin was issued on 26th of December 1990. The information concerning the mintage figures for the coins
struckafter1989isgivenafter"StandardCatalogofWorldCoins",editorG.Cuhaj.
24mmdiameter,5g,brassplatedsteel, ROMANIA,TEFANCELMAREmeaningSTEPHENTHEGREAT,two
flatedge sevenpearlsectors,bustofStephentheGreatandtheHoly.Over
denomination"20LEI"andyear1996,awreathformedbysix theleftshoulderliesC.D.standingforConstantinDumitrescu,the
stylizedoakleaves,asectorof15pearlsabove engraver'sname.
Issuingdate:9thofSeptember1991
48.000.000coinsin1992
33.800.000coinsin1993
5.000.000coinsin1994
8.000.000coinsin1995
500.000coinsin1996
The coin struck in 1996 is rare, being struck only 500.000 pieces. In 1994 and 1995 were struck several milions and in the others tens of milions of coins. The 1991 coins were
released into circulation on 9th of September that year. The information concerning the estimated mintage figures for the coins struck after 1989 is given after "Standard Catalog of World
Coins",editorG.Cuhaj.
ThegreatMoldavianvoivodisalsopresentonotherRomaniancoins:500lei1941LiberationoftheenthralledMoldavia,5000lei2004StephentheGreat'sDeathQuincentenary,1
leu,5and100lei2007550yearssincetheenthronementofStephentheGreatinMoldaviaand10lei2008VoroneMonastery.
StephentheGreatalsoappearsonseveralcoinissuedbytheRepublicofMoldavia:100lei2000525yearsfromthebattleofVasluiand100lei2004500yearssincehisdeath.

The20lei1992and1994nickelplatedsteelessaysabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsthroughthekindpermissionofMr.sebii.
NumerousstatueshonortodaythememoryofStephentheGreat.ThestatuesofIai,PiatraNeam,Suceava,ChiinuandHuicanbeseeninthepicturebelow.Inthelastpicture
severalstatuesarepresented:thestatuefromthecenterofthecityofVaslui,themonumentfromPodunaltnearVaslui,thestatuefromPodunalt(detail)andthesecondstatueofStephen
theGreatfromIai,ontheCopouhill.
TheequestrianstatuefromPodunaltnearVasluiworkofRomanianartistMirceatefanescuisthebiggeststatueofStephen,havingalmost7metershighandweighing19tons.
Inaddition,thestatueisplacedona8metershighsocle.Thesocleisplacedatopahillneartheroad.Infrontofthemonumentburnsaflameofeternalgratitudededicatedtothegreathero
ofRomanians.

InthecountyofIaiseveralbustsofStephentheGreatexist.AbovearepicturedtheonesfromtheyardofDobrovMonastery,fromHrluandCotnari.
26mmdiameter,5.9g,brassplatedsteel,flatedge ROMANIA,twosevenpearlsectors,ALEXANDRUIOANCUZAandhis
denomination"50LEI",twolaurelbranchesandyear1991 bustfacingleft.OntheleftshoulderliesVGstandingforVasile
Gabor,theengraver'sname.
Issuingdate:9thofSeptember1991
70.800.000coinsin1992
34.600.000coinsin1993
30.000.000coinsin1994
20.000.000coinsin1995
4.900.000coinsin1996
Thiscoinwasissuedon9thofSeptember1991.Theobversecharactersonthe50leicoinsstruckin1991and1992arethick.From1992on
thecoinsfeaturethincharacters(thedigitsof50differthemost).In1992boththickandthincharactercoinswerestruck.Thepicturebelowdisplaysa
thindigitcoinof50lei.
Theinformationconcerningtheestimatedmintagefiguresforthecoinsstruckafter1989isgivenafter"StandardCatalogofWorldCoins",editor
G.Cuhaj.
TheeffigyofprinceCuzaappearsonthe50lei19911996circulationcoinsandonsomeanniversarycoins:500leifrom2004, dedicated to
the140thanniversaryoftheBucharestUniversity,500leiaur2009,dedicatedtothe150thanniversaryoftheUnionbetweenMoldaviaandWalachia
in1859,10lei2009coindedicatedtothe150thanniversaryoftheStatisticalOfficeandonthecoinsetof1leu,5leiand100lei2009 dedicated to
the150thanniversaryoftheestablishmentoftheGeneralStaffoftheRomanianArmy.
29mmdiameter,8.75g,nickelplatedsteel,flatedge inscriptionMIHAIVITEAZULmeaningMICHAELTHEBRAVE,hisbust
Incuseontheedge:ROMANIA(threetimes)denomination"100LEI" andROMANIA.OntherightshoulderliesV.G.standingforVasile
andyear1991,atrightanoakbranch,atleftalaurelbranch.Atthe Gabor,theengraver'sname(reverseonly).
rightrimliesC.D.standingforConstantinDumitrescu,the
engraver'sname(obverseonly). Issuingdate:1stofDecember1991
70.500.000coinsin1992
78.000.000coinsin1993
125.000.000coinsin1994
30.000.000coinsin1995
11.000.000coinsin1996
This coin was issued on 1st of December 1991. The information concerning the estimated mintage figures for the coins struck after 1989 is
givenafter"StandardCatalogofWorldCoins",editorG.Cuhaj.
OntheedgeiswrittenROMANIAforthreetimes.Thewordsareseparatedbygroupsofthreestarswitheightrayseach.
The obverse characters on the 100 lei coins struck in 1991 and 1992 are thick. From 1992 on the coins feature thin characters (the digits of
100differthemost).In1992boththickandthincharactercoinswerestruck.Moreover,thedigits9usedforrepresentingtheyearalsodiffer.Thereare
straight ended and round ended 9's. The common 1992 coins (both thin and thick) feature straight ended 9's. There are known coins of 1992 with
round ended 9's, belonging to the thick 100 digits category (extremely rare, since we found only five pieces out of about two hundred checked we
ourselvesweresurprisedtorecentlylearnoftheirexistence).
coinfeaturingthincharacters coinof1992withroundended9'sextremelyrare
Thepicturesbelowshowhowtheotheryearswerespelled.
19mmdiameter,2.5g,copperplatedsteel,flatedge ROMANIA,theNationalBankofRomaniamonogram,year1992
denomination"1LEU",wheatearsandoakleaves andoakleaves.UnderthemonogramatrightliesC.D.standingfor
ConstantinDumitrescu,theengraver'sname.
Issuingdate:25thofNovember1992
This coin was issued on 25th of November 1992. The information concerning the estimated mintage figures for the coins struck after 1989 is
Patternsof1leucoinwithyear1992arealsoknown.Clickheretoseeanickel1leu1992pattern.
21mmdiameter,3.35g,nickelplatedsteel,flatedge year1994andRomaniancoatofarms.Alongtherimatfiveo'clock
ROMANIA,denomination"5LEI",apearlabove5andthreeoak liesV.G.standingforVasileGabor,theengraver'sname.
leavesatleftandatright.Alongtherimatfouro'clockliesC.D.
standingforConstantinDumitrescu,theengraver'sname. Issuingdate:21stofDecember1992
70.000.000coinsin1993
10.000.000coinsin1994
25.000.000coinsin1995
This coin was issued on 21st of December 1992. The information concerning the estimated mintage figures for the coins struck after 1989 is
The5leicoinwasnotstruckin1996evenifwehaveinourpossessioncoinsof1leu,20,50and100leistruckthensameyear.
Below there are the pictures of a die essay for the 5 lei of 1993. The essay is struck in a copperbase alloy and was not cut, showing in an
octagonalshape.OnRomanianCoinsyoucanalsoseeseveralpatternsfor5leifrom1991.
TheessayimagesabovearepresentonRomaniancoinsascourtesyofMrAdrianPopovici.
1/26/2015 1leu1993,1994,1995,1996RomanianCoins
19mmdiameter,2.5g,copperplatedsteel,flatedge year1993andRomaniancoatofarms.AlongtherimliesV.G.
denomination"1LEU",ROMANIA,wheatears standingforVasileGabor,theengraver'sname.
Issuingdate:28thofMay1993
10.000.000coinsin1994
2.000.000coinsin1995
272.000coinsin1996
Thiscoinwasissuedon28thofMay1993.
The1leucoinfrom1996israrerthantheothers,only272.000pieceshavingbeenstruck,whilethemintagesofthepreviousyearsraisedto
millions each. The information concerning the estimated mintage figures for the coins struck after 1989 is given after "Standard Catalog of World
Coins",editorG.Cuhaj.
Patternsof1leucoinwithyear1992arealsoknown.Clickheretoseeanickel1leu1992pattern.
year1994andRomaniancoatofarms.AlongtherimliesV.G.
standingforVasileGabor,theengraver'sname.
23mmdiameter,4.65g,nickelplatedsteel,flatedge
Issuingdate:28thofMay1993
ROMANIAanddenomination"10LEI"insidealaurelwreath
7.000.000coinsin1994
30.000.000coinsin1995
This coin was issued on 28th of May 1993. The information concerning the estimated mintage figures for the coins struck after 1989 is given
after "Standard Catalog of World Coins", editor G. Cuhaj. The 10 lei coin was maybe struck in 1996 too, but only in 5.000 pieces (information that
needstobereconfirmed).
25mmdiameter,3.7g,AlMg3,flatedge
year2000,Romaniancoatofarms,laurelbranches.Atlowerright
Incuseontheedge:ROMANIA(threetimes)denomination"500LEI",
liesV.G.standingforVasileGabor,theengraver'sname.
ROMANIA,laurelwreath
Thiscoinwasissuedon15thofMarch1999.
One rhombus occurs after each of the three times word ROMANIA is engraved (incuse) on the edge. The small diagonal of the rhombi is
vertical.
Apatternfor500lei,struckin1998,isalsopresentedonRomaniancoins.Clickheretoseeit.
1/26/2015 500lei1999EclipseRomanianCoins
Previouscoin 500lei1999Eclipse Nextcoin
Reverse:ECLIPSATOTALADESOARE11AUGUST1999meaningTOTALSUNECLIPSE,
25mmdiameter,3.7g,AlMg3,flatedge
theMoonovertheSunandtwoshadeconesrepresentingthebeginningendtheendofthe
Incuseontheedge:ROMANIA(threetimes)
eclipse.TheshadeconeonthelefthastheshapeofletterE,soonthecoinappearsE'99,
Obverse:ROMANIAwrittenaboveafieldof7horizontallines,denomination"500LEI",
thesymboloftheeclipse.
year1999,Romaniancoatofarms,theMooncoveringtheSun.TheletterOfrom
ROMANIAisplacedoveradiskrepresentingthemaximumphaseoftheeclipse,several
raysoflightbeingvisible.
+3.000likeproof
This is the only homage, anniversary or "special" Romanian coin to go into circulation up to the present date (September 2010) since 1906. This coin was
issued to celebrate the total solar eclipse that took place on August 11th 1999. The rare event was popularized in 1999, especially because the total eclipse area
coveredalargeregionofMunteniaandBanat.InMoldaviatheeclipseof1999wasonlypartial.
4.000.000suchcoinswerestruck,plus3.000moreinlikeproofqualityfornumismatists.Thepicturesofthelikeproofcoinaboveappearsonthesitethanksto
thekindpermissionofMrCristianCiuplea.
Unfortunately,theNationalBankofRomaniadidnotissue(upuntilnow,in2010)anyothercommemorativecoinsforcirculation.Inouropinion,thecirculation
eclipse coins were well reveived by the general public as well as by the collectors and the "eclipse experiment" was a success such numismatic issues should have
beencontinued.
A rhombus separates the three words ROMANIA incused on the edge. The small diagonal of the rhombi is vertical. The edge is similar with the edge of the
regular500leicoin(featuredonthepreviouspage).
ClickheretoseetomedalsstruckforthesolareclipsefrenzythatcaughtRomaniain1999(theeclipsetakingplaceonAugust11th).
http://romaniancoins.org/500leieclipsa.html 1/1
22mmdiameter,2g,AlMg3,grainededge
denomination"1000LEI",ROMANIA,year2000andRomaniancoatof inscriptionCONSTANTINBRANCOVEANU,16881714andvoivodbust
arms
Thiscoinwasissuedon23rdofOctober2000.
Ontheedgethereareeightgroupsoffiveteetheach.ThisisthefirstRomaniancoinfeaturingdiscontinuousgraining.Althoughnotstatedso
byanymarksoneitherside,thiscoinwasalsoengravedbyVasileGabor.
AboutthecanonizationofConstantinBrncoveanu
ThecoinportraystheWalachianvoivod(prince)ConstantinBrncoveanu.BesidesthecrownofWalachia,hewascrownedwiththeholywreath
ofthemartyrs,dyingtheviolentdeathofbeheadingtowhichhewassubjectedbytheTurks.HerefusedtoabjuretheChristianfaithandconvertto
Islam.TogetherwithhimhavediedthesamedeathhissonsConstantin,tefan,RaduandMateiandalsotheclucer(noblemanchargedwithprince's
court supplies) Ianache Vcrescu, one of the voivod's counsellors. They are among the last of the orthodox martyrs and as such the Romanian
OrthodoxChurchcanonizedallBrncoveanuSaintson21stofJuly1992.Theyarecelebratedon16thofAugust.
AboutthecoinsmedalsstruckbyConstantinBrncoveanu
WequotebelowthreeparagraphsfromtheChronicleoftheRomaniansbytheRomanianhistorianGheorgheincai.Thetextbelongstothe
chapterdedicatedtotheyear1713andrefersdirectlytothegoldcoinsstruckbyvoivodBrncoveanu.
AndDelchiarowrites"[...]theindictmentsthatweresenttotheTurkishPorteonprinceBrncovanwerethese[...]10.Thathehadgoldencoins
struckinTransylvania,of2andalsoofseveralgalbeni[galbenmeans,besidescoloryellow,agoldencoininRomanian],evenof10galbeni,ofwhich
oneissenttotheSultan,toabetterascertaining,andtheothercoinswillbefoundinhisprivatetreasury,withmanygemstones,thatcannotbepriced,
whenBrncovanwillbeoverthrown.
WhyfordidBrncovanallowthesecoinstobemade,manypeoplehavemanyexplanations,butaltogethertheysaythatinthedayofSaint
Mary'sDormitionofyear1714,whenhewouldhaveenteredhis60thyearofhisageandthe26thofhisrule,hewishedtogiveaverywonderfulfeast
toallhisboyarsandattheendofthefeasthewantedtoallotthesecoinstoeveryboyar,afterhisrankorofficialpositionheldbutwowandwretched!
inthatverydayhisfoursonsandhimwerecutdown."
Aboutthosegoldcoinsof,sodoesSamoilChleeriwrite:"Forthefamilyremembrancegalbenioftenandfivehadrecentlybeenstruckbythe
princeofWalachia,thatononesidehadhiscountenance,afterthecustomoftheRomanians,embellishedwithanexpensivemitreontheheadand
withmantlehangingoftheshoulders,andaroundwiththisinscription:"ConstantinusBesarabadeBrncovan",ontheothersidehadthecoatofarms
or the blazon of Walachia used by the princes for the political affairs, because in the Church affairs they use a seal, with Saints Constantine and
Helenaengraved,holdingthecrossinthehands.Undertheprincelymitre,intheshieldtherewasaravenwithspreadwings,holdinganregularcross
withthebeakandstandingonapartofatreebranchandaboveatonesidethesun,attheothersidethemoon,withtheinscription"D.G.Vaivodaet
PrincepsValachiaeTransalpinae"around.ThiscoinunfortunatebroughtdoomonBrancovanianfamily,aftertheprincefellwithhisinthehandsofthe
Turks."
24mmdiameterofthecircumscribedcircle,2.5g,AlMg3,flatedge
Romaniancoatofarms,stylizedRomanianpopulardecoration,year
denomination"5000LEI",ROMANIA
2002
dodecagonalcoin
dodecagonalcoin
Thiscoinwasissuedon14thofDecember2001.
As you notice, two hyphens guard the year. The right hyphen (2002, 2003 and 2004 coins only) has the initials V G incuse, standing for Vasile Gabor, the engraver's
name.Theselettersarebarelylegible.
2001 2002VG 2003VG 2004VG
Yetveryuglilyanddullydesigned,itisstillthefirstpolygonalRomaniancointoentercirculation.ForsurethisistheworstRomaniancoinever(closelysecondedbythe
500leiofthesameseries).
Aninterestingstrikingflawaniceberg!ispresentedontheabovepicture.Theflawhasbeenreportedonseveral5000leipiecesof2004,soitisnotanisolatedcase
butarepetiveone.Wehavealsofoundvariantsoftheflawthatbarelymanifestitthroughafewisolatedpeaksthereiswheretheflawmusthavecommenced.
1/26/2015 1ban,5,10and50bani20052010RomanianCoins
Previouscoin 1ban,5,10and50bani20052010 Nextcoin
denomination
ROMANIA,Romaniancoatofarms,year2005,twoclustersoffourraystars
facevalue diameter width mass metal edge

1ban 16.75 1.6 2.4 brassplatedsteel flat
5bani 18.25 1.6 2.78 copperplatedsteel grained,with102teeth
threegroupsof20teetheach
10bani 20.5 1.8 4 nickelplatedsteel
flat,withtheinscriptionROMANIA (twotimes)
50bani 23.75 1.9 6.1 copper80%,zinc15%,nickel5%(brass)
Aboutthenewcoins
The 2005 coin series appeared as result of the new leu introduction, following the decision of the National Bank to denominalize the leu. The operation's name was quickly switched to
denomination, just as if intending to cover the true nature of the word. Denominalization is a financial term of French origin, apparently not existing in English. Accordingly to Romanian dictionaries, its
meaningistoreducethenominalvalueofcurrencytokens,transformationoperatedinperiodsofaccentuatedcurrencydepreciationwhereastodenominatemeanstogiveanametosomethingandhas
Italianorigin.
A somewhat similar term is that of monetary stabilization, meaning an assembly of measures undertaken by the state to strengthen national currency. The stabilization is performed after a
previous inflation and presumes cease of excedentary money issuing and termination of surplus paper money in circulation. Another term is that of monetary reform, signifying the replacement of the
currencysystemormodificationofimportantpartsofit.In1947Romaniahadastabilizationandin1952monetaryreform.Thedifferencesbetweenstabilization,reformanddenominalizationarenotvery
cleartous.Alltheseoperationsendedinreducingthecalculationvaluesinaratioof20.000:1(1947),20:1(1952)andnowin2005of10.000:1.In1947everycitizenwasallowedtoexchangeacertain,
fixedamountofmoneythatwasproffesiondependent.
ThefirstmonetaryreformwasperformedinRomaniain1867,whentheleuwithitssubdivisionbanwasintroduced.
1newleuisequivalentto10.000oldlei,sothe1bannowissuedisequivalentto100oldlei,cointhatdidnotcirculateinRomaniathelastfewyearsduetoitsminutevalue(aboutonethirdof
aneurocent).Thenewcoinsenteredcirculationonthe1stofJuly2005.TheoldcoinsandbanknoteswillcirculateovertoDecember31st2006,andafterwardstheywillstillbeabletobeexchagedinto
new currency inside National Bank branches. The campaign to popularize the new currency started long before. Since March 1st 2005 all prices have been compulsorily posted in both old and new
values.
Thedesignofthecoinsisverydullandblunt,overcominginplatitudeandlackofinspirationallRomaniancoinsstrucktopresent,asanaturalcontinuationoftheRomaniancoinageinvolution
(even50baniof1947and1,3and5baniof1952lookbetter).ItishardtobelievethatRomaniawilleverissuecoinslessatractivethatthesecomprisedbythe2005series.
Wepublishedthesecoinsonthe3rdofJune2005,twodaysafterthecoinsetwasputonsalebyBNR(NationalBankofRomania).Theobverseandreversearedisposedinmedalfashionfor
thisfirstset.Theadorningelementsontheedgeof10and50banidonothaveafixstartingpositionrelatedtothefaces.On50banitheedgeinscriptionislaideitherontheobverseorthereverse.This
observationistrueforalltheincuseinscriptionsorornamentsontheedgeoftheRomaniancoinsfromthebeginningsuptopresent(2010).
Theintroductionofthenewleuwaspopularizedevenwiththehelpofaphilatelicissue.Wepresentbelow2stampsoftheseriesissuedtherefor.
Aboutthenewcoinsinthe2005proofmintset
OnAugust1st2005anewmintsetwasputonsale.Itcontains,besidetheold1leu,100,500,1000and5000leicoins,thenewfourcoins.Allthesetpiecesaremintedatproofquality.A5
banicoinispicturedbelow,asanexample.Thefunnythingisthat,asyoucansee,thecoinsofthetwocirculationsetsissuedin2005differ!
"Moned"or"monet"?
The new coins were mostly introduced to circulation in big stores, where the coins arrived in 50 piece clusters, as it can be seen in the image above. It is interesting to observe that on the
wrappingtherarewordformmonete(monetinsingular)meaningcoinsisinscribedandnotmonede(monedinsingular)thatisactuallyinuse.Thenowadaysdictionaries(MDE=SmallEncyclopaedic
Dictionary, DOOM = Orthographical, Orthoepical and Morphological Dictionary, DLRC = Dictionary of the Contemporary Literary Romanian Language, DEX = Explicative Dictionary of the Romanian
Language)notescommonlytheformmoned,monede,sometimesmentioningthevariantmonet.Wequoteanarticlefrom1939writtenbytheeminentphilologistAlexandruGraur:Monedcomesto
us,asinallBalkanlanguages,fromGreek:moneda,andthere,fromtheVenetiandialect(alsomoneda).InItalythewordisofLatinorigin:moneta.ThisistheepithetofgoddessJuno("theadvisor",from
theLatinverbmoneo"toadvise").AscoinswerestruckinthetempleofgoddessJunoMoneta,thenamepassedtotheactualcoins."ItcanalsobementionedthattheRomanianform"monet"isnot
necessarily originated in Italian, as in Russian the coin is also named moneta. The Romanian got in contact with Russian just recently, but it must be mentioned that moneda is also a neologism in
Romanian.
Besidestheform"monete"forplural,thatiscertainlycorrect,therealsoexiststheform"monezi",probablyconstructedbyanalogywithothersimilarpluralsofwords,suchasgrmad,grmezi
(heap,heaps)orlivad,livezi(orchard,orchards).Theformmonezi,althoughnotincludedindictionaries,returnsabout3040%oftheresultsprovidedbyGoogleinsearchesformonedeandmonezi,and
alsooccupiesabouthalfofpluraloccurencesofthewordinthecommonspeaking,soitisalsoaveryspreadform.
Astrikingerror
ThecoinbelowwasfoundincirculationbyMrGabrielNiculescu.Hesentusthepicture.Thanks!
Parallellinesstrikingerror
Thecoinbelowwasalsofoundincirculation.Convenientlightwaschosenforphoto.Paralellinesarepresentonbothfaces,mostobviousbeingontheobverse.
WearegratefultoMrAdrianPopovicithatsentuspicturesofthesecoins.
1/26/2015 50bani2010CentennialAnniversaryoftheFirstFlightofAurelVlaicu'sPlaneRomanianCoins
Previouscoin
50bani2010CentennialAnniversaryoftheFirstFlightof Nextcoin
AurelVlaicu'sPlane
23.75mmdiameter,6.1g,brasswith80%copper,15%zinc,5%nickel,flatedge,withinscription Reverse:verticallines,inscriptionAURELVLAICUandyear1910(ofthefirstflightwithVLAICUI
airplane)above,effigyofAurelVlaicu,animageofhisairplane,1882and1913,yearsofinventor'slife
ROMANIA (twotimes)
Obverse:year2010,facevalue"50BANI",coatofarmsofRomania,ROMANIA,horizontallineswiththe Issuingdate:25thofOctober2010
facevalue50withlargedigits Mintage:?
In2010werealsostruck5000proofcoins,forcollectors.OnthepageoftheproofcoinyoucanfoundsomeinformationaboutAurelVlaicuandhisairplane.
AurelVlaicuandVlaicuIairplanealsoappearonthe50leibanknoteissuedstartingfrom2005.
http://romaniancoins.org/50bani2010_vlaicu.html 1/1
1/26/2015 50bani2011625YearssincetheEnthronementofMirceacelBtrn(MirceatheOld)inWalachiaRomanianCoins
Previouscoin
50bani2011625YearssincetheEnthronementofMircea Previouscoin
theOldinWalachia
23.75mmdiameter,6.1g,brasswith80%copper,15%zinc,5%nickel,flatedge,withinscription Reverse:animageofMirceacelBtrninsideanovalmedallion,semicircularinscription"MIRCEACEL
BATRAN13861418"meaning"MIRCEATHEOLD",twoarcsmadefromsmallrectangles,resemblingthe
ROMANIA (twotimes) adorningbandsmadefromcoloredbricksontheouterwallsofthechurchatCoziaMonastery
Obverse:ROMANIA,year2011,coatofarmsofRomania,facevalue"50BANI",apartiallyvisiblecircle
hatchedwithobliquelinesthatconvergetothelowerleft,abovefacevalue50withlargedigits,inthe Issuingdate:12thofSeptember2011
spaceinsidethezeroanimageofthechurchatCoziaMonastery Mintage:5.000.000coins
MirceacelBtrnappearsonasilver10leianniversarycoinfromChristianFeudalArtMonumentsseries.TheWalachianvoivodisrepresentedonseveralsilver ducats struck somewhere

duringhislongreign.
ThechurchofCoziaMonasteryisrepresentedalsoonthe10lei2010silvercoindedicatedtothepoetGrigoreAlexandrescu.
Theissuehasalsoaproofvariantfornumismatists,withthefacevalueof200lei.
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NeagoeBasarabinWalachia
Reverse:bustofvoivodNeagoeBasarab,asideviewofthechurchofCurteadeArgemonastery,year
23.75mmdiameter,6.1g,brasswith80%copper,15%zinc,5%nickel,flatedge,withinscription 1512andNEAGOEBASARAB,circularinscriptionBISERICAMANASTIRIICURTEADEARGESmeaning
ROMANIA (twotimes) "CHURCHOFTHECURTEADEARGEMONASTERY"
Obverse:ROMANIA,facevalue"50BANI",coatofarmsofRomania,year2012,onbackgroundaviewof
thechurchofCurteadeArgemonasteryandsomerays Issuingdate:25thofJune2012
AboutNeagoeBasarab,RulerofWalachiabetween1512and1521
Neagoe ascended to power in early 1512, after the defeat suffered by Vlad the Younger at Vcreti (previous ruler of Walachia, 15101512) before the troops of the Craioveti boyars
(reinforcedwithOttomantroopssentbyMehmet,beyofNicopolis).Followingthedefeat,theformerrulerwasbeheaded.AlthoughbeingthesonofboyarPrvuCraiovescu,Neagoetookthename
Basarab,thusclaimingtobedescendantofthegreatBasarabtheFounder.
Theprincehasmaintainedgenerallygoodrelationswithhisneighbors.HealsowenttoIstanbul,andacceptedan
increasedtribute.HeconcludedatreatywithHungaryandgainedforhimselftheGeoagiuestateinTransylvania.
Neagoehadthreeboysandthreegirls.TeodosieruledWalachiaforafewmonthsafterhisfather'sdeath.Oneof
thegirls,Ruxandra,wasmarriedwiththebravevoivodRaduofAfumai.Stanawasmarriedwithtefni,rulerofMoldavia
(15171527).
DuringNeagoeBasarab'sreignaSlavicGospelwasprinted,thethirdbookeverprintedinWalachia.Thevoivodis
theauthorofabookwritteninOldSlavicnamed"NeagoeBasarab'sTeachingstohisSonTheodosie".Thebookcontains,
besidesometextstakenfromtheBibleandfromvariousByzantineandSlavicworks,severaloriginalchapters[1].Theprince
founded,repairedandendowedwithpreciousritualobjectsandmoneyalotofotherplacesofworship,bothinWalachiaand
atMountAthos,inJerusalemandatMountSinai[2].NeagoealsoerectedthecurrentchurchofthemonasteryofSnagov.
In 2008, on October 26th, Neagoe was sanctified by the Romanian Orthodox Church. This date was set for the
feastdayoftheSaintvoivodNeagoeBasarab.
AbouttheChurchofCurteadeArge
NeagoeisthefounderofthebeautifulchurchofCurteadeArges,thechurchbeingalsorepresentedonthecoin.
This construction is related to name master Manole who entered into legend as character of the folk poem "Arge
Monastery". The church was consecrated in 1517, with a particular magnificence and with a choise participation the
patriarchofConstantinople,severalOrthodoxmetropolitans,bishopsandabbots.Thelavishornamentationandthetwisted
spiresgiveaveryspecialaspectofthismasterpieceoftheWalachianmedievalarchitecture.
NeagoeBasarabwasburiedinthechurchofCurteadeArge.Between1875and1886thechurchwasrestored
by the French architect Lecomte de Noy, being prepared to become the burial place of the kings of Romania. Here rest
CarolI,FerdinandandQueenMaria,CarolII.
The image of Neagoe Basarab on the coin reproduces the representation of the Walachian ruler on the votive
paintingofthechurchofCurteadeArge(wherealsoappearhissixchildrenandladyElenaDespina).Thecrownwornby
ladyElenaDespina(Neagoe'swifeanddaughterofSerbiandespotJovanBrancovici),asitappearsinthevotivepainting
ofthechurchofCurteadeArge,wasusedasinspirationsourceforthecrownwornbyQueenMarie(Maria)in1922atthe
coronationofAlbaIulia.
Theissuehasalsoaproofvariantfornumismatists,withthefacevalueof100lei,struckingold.
References
1.Ciobanut.,Istorialiteraturiiromnevechi.EdituraHyperion,Chiinu,1992.
2.GiurescuCt.,GiurescuD.,Istoriaromnilor.Vol2.DelamijloculsecoluluialXIVleapnlanceputulsecoluluial
XVIIlea.EdituratiinificiEnciclopedic,Bucureti,1976.
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130deanidelaprimalegedeconstruireauneiCatedraleNaionale 21.11.2014
100deanidelanaterealuiEugenDrguescu 10.11.2014
150deanidenvmntdearhitecturnRomnia 29.09.2014
150deanidelanaterealuiIonI.C.Brtianumoneddinargint 01.09.2014
Setdetreimonedededicateaniversriia150deanidelanaterealuiIonI.
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150deanidelanatereaEleneiVcrescu 04.08.2014
AnulcomemorativalSfinilorMartiriBrncoveniBisericaSfntul
30.06.2014
GheorgheNoudinBucureti
150deanidelanfiinareaUniversitiidinBucuretimoneddinargint 23.06.2014
150deanidelanfiinareaUniversitiidinBucuretisetdetreimonede 23.06.2014
150deanidelanfiinareaSenatuluiRomnieimoneddinargint 02.06.2014
Setdetreimonedededicateaniversriia150deanidelanfiinarea
02.06.2014
SenatuluiRomniei
125deanidelanfiinareacoliiSuperioaredeRzboi 19.05.2014
650deanidelanceputuldomnieiluiVladislavIVlaicu 28.04.2014
Setdetreimonedededicataniversriia175deanidelanaterearegelui
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175deanidelanaterearegeluiCarolImoneddinargint 14.04.2014
Setdetreimonedededicateaniversriia150deanidelanfiinareaCurii
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150deanidelanfiinareaCuriideConturiaRomnieimoneddinargint 10.03.2014
100deanidelanfiinareaComitetuluiOlimpicRomn 10.02.2014
IstoriaauruluiTetraevangheliaruldelaHurezi 16.12.2013
Setdedoumonededinargintdedicataniversriia150deanidela
25.11.2013
natereadoctorilorGheorgheMarinescuiIoanCantacuzino
150deanidelaconstituireaSocietiiliterareJunimea 21.10.2013
100deanidelainiiereaprimuluiCongresaleconomitilordinRomnia 30.09.2013
Setdetreimonedededicataniversriia100deanidelanatereaMariei
14.08.2013
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100deanidelanatereaMarieiTnasemoneddinargint 14.08.2013
100deanidelanatereaMarieiTnasemoneddintombaccuprat 14.08.2013
100deanidelaprimulmecioficialderugbydinRomnia 05.08.2013
175deanidelanaterealuiBogdanPetriceicuHasdeu 15.07.2013
Setdetreimonedededicataniversriia140deanidetelecomunicaii
01.07.2013
militare
150deanidelapunereapietreidetemelieaManufacturiideArmedin
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cadrulArsenaluluiArmatei
140deanidelanatereaLucieiSturdzaBulandra 10.06.2013
AnulomagialalSfinilormpraiConstantiniElena 20.05.2013
175deanidelanaterealuiNicolaeGrigorescu 29.04.2013
100deanidelanfiinarea,laBucureti,aAcademieidenalteStudii
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100deanidelanfiinarea,laBucureti,aAcademieidenalteStudii 25.03.2013
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dintombaccuprat
Setdetreimonedededicataniversriia100deanidelanfiinarea,la
Bucureti,aAcademieidenalteStudiiComercialeiIndustriale(astzi 25.03.2013
AcademiadeStudiiEconomice)
300deanidelancepereaconstrucieiMnstiriiAntimdinBucureti 04.03.2013
1900deanidelainaugurareaColumneiluiTraian 25.02.2013
350deanidelanlareabisericiidelemnSfiniiArhanghelidinRogoz,
11.02.2013
Maramure
IstoriaauruluiPateradinTezauruldelaPietroasa 17.12.2012
100deanidelanaterealuiGeorgeEmilPalade 19.11.2012
100deanidelanatereacardinaluluiAlexandruTodea 29.10.2012
200deanidelanaterealuiGeorgeBariiu 10.09.2012
90deanidelanaterealuiMarinPreda 10.08.2012
125deanidelanatereaEleneiCaragianiStoinescu 23.07.2012
100deanidelanaterealuiNicolaeSteinhardt 09.07.2012
500deanidelaurcareapetronulriiRomnetiaSfntuluiVoievod
NeagoeBasarabidelancepereaconstruiriibisericiiMnstiriiCurteade 25.06.2012
Arge
150deanidelaunificareainstituiilorpoliticecentralealeRomniei
28.05.2012
modernedeschidereaprimuluiparlamenticonstituireaprimuluiguvern
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100deanidelanaterealuiSergiuCelibidache 09.05.2012
150deanidelanfiinareaMinisteruluiAfacerilorExterne 23.04.2012
Centenarulprimeilegimoderneapaapoartelorromneti 19.03.2012
200deanidelanaterealuiCarolPoppdeSzathmri 27.02.2012
10anidelaintroducereabancnotelorimonedeloreuro 27.01.2012
IstoriaauruluiCruceadelaGarvnDinogetia 22.12.2011
190deanidelaRevoluiadin1821condusdeTudorVladimirescu 12.12.2011
150deanidelanfiinareaprimelorinstituiimilitarealeRomniei
28.11.2011
moderne
150deanidelanfiinareaSocietiiASTRAdinSibiu 14.11.2011
375deanidelanaterealuiNicolaeMilescu 31.10.2011
130deanidelanaterealuiGeorgeBacovia 10.10.2011
450deanidelatiprireaEvanghelieinlimbaromn 26.09.2011
625deanidelaurcareapetronadomnitoruluiMirceacelBtrn 12.09.2011
125deanidelanaterealuiNicolaeTonitza 22.08.2011
140deanidelanaterealuiNicolaeIorga 25.07.2011
150deanidelastabilireastemeiPrincipatelorUniteMoldovaiara
27.06.2011
Romneasc
AnulInternaionalalChimiei 06.06.2011
130deanidelaproclamareaRegatuluiRomniei 10.05.2011
140deanidelanfiinareaMonetrieiStatului 14.03.2011
Monumentedeartmedievalcretinsetde3monededinargint 28.02.2011
IstoriaauruluiPaftauadelaCurteadeArge 07.02.2011
90deanidelanfiinareaInstitutuluiNaionaldeMedicinAeronautici
17.01.2011
SpaialGeneraldoctoraviatorVictorAnastasiu
PalateleBucuretiuluisetde3monededinargint 20.12.2010
125deanidelanatereascriitoruluiLiviuRebreanu 10.12.2010
MoneddinargintdedicatpoetuluiGrigoreAlexandrescu 29.11.2010
135deanidelanatereaRegineiMaria 15.11.2010
100deanidelaprimulzborromnescefectuatdeAurelVlaicu,cuun
25.10.2010
aparatdeconstruciepropriemonedpentrucolecionare
100deanidelaconstruireaprimuluiavioncureaciedectreHenriCoand 11.10.2010
100deanidelanatereaactoruluitefanCiobotrau 16.08.2010
200deanidelanaterealuiAugustTreboniuLaurian 06.08.2010
150deanidelanatereasopraneiHaricleaDarcle 30.07.2010
Setdecincimonededinargint,dedicatepatriarhilorBisericiiOrtodoxe
19.07.2010
Romne
125deanidelarecunoatereaautocefalieiBisericiiOrtodoxeRomnei85
14.06.2010
deanidelanfiinareaPatriarhieiRomne
EugeniuCaradactitorulBnciiNaionaleaRomniei 30.04.2010
160deanidelanaterealuiMihaiEminescu 12.04.2010
IstoriaauruluiTezaurulgepidicdelaSomeeni,Cluj 10.02.2010
190deanidelanaterealuiNicolaeBlcescu 30.12.2009
300deanidelanatereaepiscopuluiPetruPavelAron 16.12.2009
Timioaraprimuloraeuropeaniluminatelectric 25.11.2009
150deanidelanfiinareaStatuluiMajorGeneralalArmateiRomne 12.11.2009
1900deanidelainaugurareamonumentuluidelaAdamclisi 21.10.2009
100deanidelainaugurareaportuluiConstana 07.10.2009
EmisiunenumismaticdedicatdomnitoruluiVladepecuocazia
aniversriia550deanidelaprimaatestaredocumentaraoraului 16.09.2009
Bucureti
140deanidelainaugurareaprimeiliniidecaleferatdinRomnia:
05.08.2009
BucuretiGiurgiu
150deanidelanfiinareadectredomnitorulAlexandruIoanCuzaa
15.07.2009
OficiuluideStatistic
650deanidelantemeiereaMitropolieiriiRomneti 24.06.2009
155deanidelanatereapoetuluiAlexandruMacedonski 20.05.2009
170deanidelanaterearegeluiCarolI 15.04.2009
150deanidelaUnireaPrincipatelorRomne 23.01.2009
10anidelanfiinareaUniuniiEconomiceiMonetareEuropeneilansarea
monedeiuniceEuro 16.01.2009
IstoriaauruluiTezauruldelaHinova 24.12.2008
Replicdupmonedadeaurde20lei1922realizatcuprilejulaniversrii
28.11.2008
a90deanidelaMareaUniredela1Decembrie1918
Aniversareaa90deanidelaMareaUniredela1Decembrie1918 28.11.2008
80deanidelanfiinareaSocietiiRomnedeRadiodifuziune 27.10.2008
Monumentedeartmedievalcretin 20.10.2008
200anidelanaterealuiSimionBrnuiu 11.08.2008
500deanidelarealizareaprimelortiprituridepeteritoriulromnesc,la
07.07.2008
MnstireaDealu
100deanidelanatereaeconomistuluiCostinKiriescu 06.06.2008
150deanidelaemitereaprimelormrcipotaleromneti,numite,,Cap
05.05.2008
deBour"
EmisiunenumismaticdedicatSummituluiNATOdelaBucureti,organizat
28.03.2008
nperioada24aprilie2008
SetnumismaticdedicatpoetuluilatinPubliusOvidiusNaso,delaacrui
03.03.2008
exilarelaTomissaumplinit,nanul2008,doumilenii
IstoriaauruluiRhytonuldelaPoroina 28.12.2007
MoneddedicatMnstiriiSnagov 03.12.2007
90deanidelavictoriilearmateiromnedelaMrti,MretiiOituz 29.10.2007
Emisiunemedalisticdedicataniversriia125deanidelanaterea
17.09.2007
diplomatuluiNicolaeTitulescu
150deanideindustriepetrolierromneasc 03.09.2007
Setnumismaticdedicataniversriia130deanidelaproclamarea
20.08.2007
IndependeneiRomniei
SetnumismaticdedicatluitefancelMare 02.07.2007
SetnumismaticdedicatluiDimitrieCantemir 18.06.2007
MuzeulCinegeticdelaPosada 01.06.2007
50deanidelasemnareaTratatuluidelaRoma 10.05.2007
Setdemedaliidedicateaniversriia10anidelarenfiinareaMuzeului
25.04.2007
BnciiNaionaleaRomniei
Setde3medaliicarereproducdeseneleproiectelormonedelorpecare
25.04.2007
intenionasleemitAlexandruIoanCuzananul1860
Setde4replicidinaurdupmonederomnetiemisenanul1867 25.04.2007
CentenarulnateriiluiMirceaEliade 26.03.2007
NicolaeBlcescu 22.01.2007
AderareaRomnieilaUniuneaEuropean 03.01.2007
NominalizareaorauluiSibiudrept"CapitalCulturalEuropeannanul
11.12.2006
2007"
BisericadelaDensu 13.11.2006
IstoriaauruluiTezauruldelaCucuteniBiceni 16.10.2006
ReplicdupunsestertemisdempratulTraian 18.09.2006
ReplicdupunaureusemisdempratulHadrian 18.09.2006
ReplicdupunaureusemisdempratulTraian 18.09.2006
ReplicdupundenaremisdempratulTraian 18.09.2006
350deanidelaridicareaCatedraleiPatriarhale 04.09.2006
150deanidelainternaionalizarearegimuluijuridicalDunriiinfiinarea
ComisieiEuropeneaDunrii 21.08.2006
MonumentedeartfeudalcretinBisericadelemndinIeudDeal 24.07.2006
ReplicdupmonedamedalieemisdeConstantinBrncoveanunanul
19.05.2006
1713
140deanidelanfiinareaAcademieiRomne 31.03.2006
100deanidelanaterealuiGrigoreVasiliuBirlic 27.12.2005
IstoriaauruluiTezauruldelaPerinari 05.12.2005
50deanidelatrecereaneternitatealuiGeorgeEnescu 26.09.2005
Istoriamonedeireplicdupmonedadacicdetipkoson 21.02.2005
Istoriamonedeireplicdupprimulpolromnesc 01.01.2005
EugeniuCaradafondatorulBnciiNaionaleaRomniei 01.01.2005
Istoriaauruluiengolpioncantacuzin 29.11.2004
UniversitateadinBucureti140deanidelanfiinare 27.09.2004
AnghelSaligny150deanidelanatere 13.09.2004
Monumentedeartfeudalcretinsetdedoumonede(Biserica
05.07.2004
MnstiriiCotroceni,BisericaSf.TreiIerarhidinIai)
500deanidelamoarteadomnitoruluitefancelMare 19.04.2004
55deanidelanfiinareaOrganizaieiAtlanticuluideNord(NATO) 24.03.2004
CentenarulSocietiiNumismaticeRomne 22.12.2003
AnulinternaionalalapeipureRezervaiabiosfereiDeltaDunriisetde
27.11.2003
treimonede
625deanidelancepereaconstrucieiCasteluluiBran 20.10.2003
500deanidelanfiinareaEpiscopieiRmnicului 22.09.2003
150deanidelanatereacompozitoruluiCiprianPorumbescu 21.07.2003
IstoriaauruluiVulturuldelaApahida 14.03.2003
Monumentedeartfeudalcretinsetdetreimonede(Mnstirea
16.12.2002
Bistria,BisericaColea,PalatulMogooaia)
80deanidelafondareacoliiRomnedelaRoma 29.11.2002
RezervaiiiparcurinaionalealeRomnieisetdetreimonede 16.09.2002
200deanidelanatereascriitorului,lingvistuluiiomuluipoliticIon
27.05.2002
HeliadeRdulescu18021872
150deanidelanatereadramaturguluiiprozatoruluiIonLucaCaragiale 11.03.2002
IstoriaauruluiTezauruldelaPietroasasetdepatrumonede 20.12.2001
Pionieriaiaviaieiromnesetdetreimonede 31.08.2001
1900deanidelaprimulrzboidacoroman 04.06.2001
135deanidelanfiinareaAcademieiRomne 02.04.2001
125deanidelanatereasculptoruluiConstantinBrncui 15.03.2001
2000deanidecretinism 27.12.2000
600deanidelaurcareapetronulMoldoveialuiAlexandrucelBun 02.10.2000
400deanidelaunireariiRomneti,TransilvanieiiMoldoveisubMihai
01.08.2000
Viteazul
150deanidelanatereapoetuluiMihaiEminescu 24.04.2000
IstoriaauruluiCoifdeaurdelaPoianaCoofeneti 24.12.1999
100deanidelaExpediiaantarcticanaveiBelgica18971899cu
25.08.1999
participareanaturalistuluiromnEmilRacovi
EclipsatotaldeSoaredindatade11august1999 11.08.1999
VizitaSanctitiiSalePapaIoanPaulIInRomnia79mai1999 07.05.1999
125deanidelastingereadinviaamitropolituluiAndreiaguna 30.12.1998
AniversareaindependeneidestataRomniei 21.12.1998
AniversareaMariiUniridela1Decembrie1918 01.12.1998
150deanidelaRevoluiaRomndela1848 29.07.1998
CampionatulmondialdefotbalFrana1998 01.06.1998
JocurileolimpicedeiarnNagano19983monede(bob,patinajartistic,
19.02.1998
slalom)
InaugurareaMuzeuluiBNR 04.05.1997
SemicentenarulFonduluiNaiunilorUnitepentruCopiiUNICEF 24.04.1997
ConferinamondialF.A.O.Roma1996set 11.11.1996
JocurileOlimpiceAtlanta1996 31.07.1996
115anidelanfiinareaBNR 31.07.1996
CampionatuleuropeandefotbalAnglia1996set 14.06.1996
50deanidelanfiinareaF.A.O. 15.12.1995

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